# Beginner / but loving ever moment
**URL:** https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178
**Category:** Share Your Art
**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178 "2025-01-06T11:14:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@AndyJ](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/AndyJ)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178/1 "2025-01-06T11:14:52Z")
Hi All
I’m just starting out with Matt’s tutorials on YouTube and here, so I’ve got a lot to learn. I’m really into soft pastels and experimenting with different techniques.
Depth is a challenge, and the terminology is a bit tricky, but I’m learning more and more.
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### Author:  [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178/2 "2025-01-06T20:22:17Z")
Hi Andy @AndyJ
Nice to have you at the Virtual Instructor, and more specifically at the Forum. You’re clearly off to a great start. I’ve been a member 3 years and still have a lot that I’m learning. It seems like several others just joined up in the last few week too, so you have lots of company. Keep hanging out here, and we’re likely to become friends as well. We’re a very positive and supportive environment and love it when people comment, and share their own artwork (either from a lesson, or an original).
Terri Robichon
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### Author:  [@trevowen](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/trevowen)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178/3 "2025-01-06T22:36:06Z")
Hi @AndyJ
nice to meet you and hope to see more pastel works , Matt is an excellent teacher and great with pastels , beautiful colours in yours , am I seeing a Van Gogh influence there ? Will get my new set out as I’m a total beginner with pastels and will look forward to sharing progress with you
Trevor
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### Author:  [@Denise](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Denise)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178/4 "2025-01-06T22:38:33Z")
Yes been with Matt over 6 years and I learned quite a bit from him and Ashley.
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### Author:  [@AndyJ](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/AndyJ)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178/5 "2025-01-07T08:23:47Z")
Thanks Trevor - thats quite the commitment .
At the moment I am trying to understand form and light , to draw what I see
Look forward to seeing your progress
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### Author:  [@AndyJ](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/AndyJ)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/beginner-but-loving-ever-moment/4178/6 "2025-01-07T08:25:18Z")
Thanks for the message , art is life , to see the movement and shapes - it gives me such peace .