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 did this study of Crail Harbour as a mixed media. I started with inks then soft pastel on top.
Today I did this study in oil pastel something I am enjoying more and more. I enjoyed layering in the colours for the sky and pushing in the lights to illuminate the picture.
Autumn is my favourite season of the year. I love the changing colours of the leaves on the trees before they fall. This painting was inspired by a walk beside the River Tay in Dunkeld. In a previous post I did a tiny study which lead to me to do a larger painting.
I have been preparing for a workshop I am doing this week for the Perthshire Art Association. I though a seascape would suit using acrylics as an underpainting and finishing with soft pastels.
My reference for this study painting was from a photo I took in Canada. The way the sunlight was catching these flowers really caught my attention.
This is a small oil pastel painting I did of Monet’s ‘Vase of Flowers’. I am in awe of the beautiful colours he used to paint this piece. I always learn so much from these studies and hopefully some of that spills into my new work.