Sunshine, a little heat, reality and some imagination came together to create this pastel. The view was of a strip of freshly tilled soil on the side of the meadow that will grow vegetables.
I was originally planning an oil sketch of the meadow, but the black flies came out in numbers and drove me to the relatively bug-free zone of the gazebo with the screens in place. I still had a few of the meadow, just not the one I planned. I added some things, took away some things and tinkered with colours. Where the red came from I don't know, but i like it.
Its 9 x 12 on colourfix paper.
Beautiful pastel Jeanette. I love the addition of the red.
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Thanks Robin. To be honest, I haven't used a lot of pastel or pastel papers, so I can't really give you an answer.
ReplyDeleteI like the sanded surface of colourfix as it allows more layers to build. I've also used mi-tientes but prefer the smooth side. However, that doesn't have much tooth to it for layers.
I need to order more papers to try. Any suggestions?
I love your red trees! I think they make the painting. They look so life-like.
ReplyDeleteYour artistic eye said it needed red and that red really made the painting, taking it from a field to be planted to a field already harvested in the autumn.
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