Developing a pastel painting involves several stages, some of which are beautiful in themselves, others make me wonder if I should continue, because something just isn't working. But the "teacher voice" in me tells me that I am not done, to take a break, look at it with fresh eyes, and continue with renewed confidence.
Creating the initial sketch with vine charcoal on gater board,
painting with toned gesso mixed with pumice
Choosing what to leave out of the composition,
and working on the background with hard pastels.
Continuing to work on the foreground with hard pastels,
working from dark to light values.
The finished painting using soft pastel to bring out
the glow of "Morning Light"
The fun of watching something 3-dimensional pop out on the 2-D surface,
as values are added to show form. I love the challenge!
The finished product. You can see more in this series in an earlier post.
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