This is not quite done yet, still putting some saturated color on onions and "finessing" the edges. That's what my pastel instructor, Deb, calls it....finessing.
This is colored pencil on a sanded board, but I have been using the principles that I am learning in my pastel class. Things like Light & Shadow, detailing either the lights or the darks (in this case the lights), letting the edges open and close to lead you around the painting, using saturated color where the form rolls into the shadow. There's so much to remember, I know it in my head but getting it down on paper is a different story.
Onions, Pepper and Pot, 8" x 10" Colored Pencil on Sanded Pastelbord
5 comments:
I like how you handled the edges, and great contrast in this piece as well. The onions really stand out against the dark background.
Just beautiful i love that shadow
Beautiful ! You really mastered the chiaroscuro in this piece ! Which pastelboard do you use ? Something like a Sennelier pastelcard or Colorfix ?
This piece is wonderful! I, too, love the light/dark contrast. Very striking. You can tell you're learning a lot from your classes.
Thank you all, this has been a real departure for me in how I finish a piece.
Catherine, I use Ampersand pastel board, this one was sand colored. I think it's more like Colorfix..it has quite a bit of texture to it. I think I might try white for my next piece. Maybe Wallis sanded paper.
Hey Rhonda! I LOVE my classes...I just get so inspired every Saturday afternoon.
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