Friday 25 October 2013

Pastel Demonstration Leisure Painter



Sixt Cheval painted in Pastels

I'm delighted to see my article on how I painted this pastel scene in The Leisure painter magazine today.
I started with a very loose watercolour under base and then added the pastel.
Painting this wonderful mountain vista lent itself to the pastel medium. I know it can be a messy medium to work with but the colours are instant and often have a wow effect.
I remember my first ever pastel painting, it gave me more encouragement than the years I had painting watercolours, it suddenly looked like the image I had imagined and opened up a world of painting subjects.
Painting for me is something that is a never ending story and trying out new mediums just adds a few new chapters.

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