I have not fully cropped this image to show what colour of pastel paper I used. I often use the edges for testing colours as I work on the painting. The paper I used was Sennelier La Carte Pastel paper. It has quite a rough sandpaper texture which grips the pastel really well.
I received a delivery of new art materials and just had to use them straight away! The result was this painting. I used my new large brush and some of my new colours of Daler Rowney acrylic inks. I was lost in the activity and swept away by the joy of the moment. Hopefully the energy comes through in the painting.
These are two studies of a new figurative painting I am working on. I normally do studies in a different media from what the final painting will be done in. I find this helps to keep the painting fresh and more enjoyable for me.
This was the last day of the Christmas holiday and I sketched Andrew reading a book. I like to challenge myself to use ink, which doesn’t allow for many adjustments. Having a sketch book with me when I am out and about means that I can do quick studies when I see an interesting subject.
Once my underpainting had dried I started laying in some oil pastel colours. They are nice to use for this subject. My underpainting I felt had captured the mood of the subject. I was now just reinforcing this with colour.
This is the first stage for a study painting. I used a warm brown acrylic ink and a cool light grey for a contrast. This was done on a pastel support that can take watermedia.
What appealed about this image was the bond between the man and the dog. Again another painting inspired from a visit to Dunkeld.
This painting was inspired by my trip to Canada this year. This is my little niece enjoying her time by the beach. Lost in her own world of wonder.
I enjoyed using a different approach to applying oil pastels. I started doing a loose painting of the little girl in acrylic on canvas. I finished off the painting using oil pastels on top of the acrylic paint allowing some of the undercoat to show through. This was fun to do.
I am back home in bonny Scotland and the rain here has inspired this pastel painting. People out shopping in the rain with their colourful umbrella’s make for an interesting composition.