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| "Beyond", 10 x 14, pastel on suede mat board |
Does this subject look familiar? I was asked to prepare a "process presentation" to be shown at the MAC. This will show how I work en plein air, and use that alla prima painting as a sketch for a larger studio painting. Since my favorite medium is pastels, I decided to use them for the final painting.
Below is my oil painting that I posted a few posts back from the recent workshop. Beside it is a little 'work-up' sketch done in pastels so that I could decide on which pastels to use. I think it's a cute little painting too, although very casual and loose.
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| My oil painting from the workshop on May 14th on the left, and a pastel work-up on the right. |
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| A large piece of grey suede mat board was masked off in the final size. I prefer to work on a larger piece so that I won't have to mount this on another board later when I mat and frame it. You can see my initial sketch on the grey board. |
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| Here you see the final larger pastel along side the two earlier works. |
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| Here are process shots - 1) sketch 2) first color pass and 3) final painting |
Starting on July 5 my presentation will hang at the MAC for 3 weeks in the Geissbuhler Gallery.
2 comments:
This turned out equally great.
So, buy this third time was it easier, like when I painted my apple 4 times in a row? Do you like the finished pastel better than the oil? I love them all.
I admit, I rarely like to re-paint a scene. Pastels are my preferred medium but because they are more fragile (and can't use them in the rain), I didn't take them on the workshop where the original oil was painted. I really liked how the composition of the oil turned out that time, and thought I would use it to make the larger pastel. I think the big pastel is my favorite! All three will be displayed together in July, so we'll see what response they get.
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