This is the image I painted for my 2010 Christmas card. While we were out walking we stumbled upon these delightful deer crossing the track. They stopped to check us out before heading back into the shelter of the forest. I thought I would post it now for the Winter Solstice.
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 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.