I did an experiment today - starting a new piece and as I progressed, taking photos every time I thought of it. I wanted to see for myself how I work on a pastel - to see if there was a method or logic or style. Generally, I think of my work pattern as scattered and that is probably right. But I have fun and sometimes like the finished piece. This one is not done yet, but I like it so far.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Jo Castillo // Oct 5, 2008 at 10:05 pm
This is very nice, Regina. Well done on the demo. The sky is amazing. How large is the painting? Is it on paper or board? I love the brilliance in the sky.
2 Regina // Oct 6, 2008 at 6:19 am
Thank you, Jo - I’m finally going large! Well, larger than before anyway. This is 18″x24″. I’m painting from one of my sky photos. It’s not really a demo ~ more of a record of my haphazard creating style.
And the photo (wish I had Joanna too!) is not quite accurate, as I took it inside. Not quite so strong on the darker blues.
3 Joanna // Oct 7, 2008 at 9:52 am
Very cool.
Whenever I see one of these WiP things you painters do, I’m always amazed that the “mess” at the beginning turns into the cool “non-mess” at the end! It just doesn’t seem possible. Heh.
4 Regina // Oct 7, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Thank you, Joanna. I don’t know if I should have put it on the site before I was done, but it was an experiment. I’m always super messy at the beginning. And sometimes at the end!
5 Jo // Oct 11, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Wow. The progression is so interesting. The painting looks great.
6 Regina // Oct 14, 2008 at 10:00 am
Thank you, Jo. I’m still working on it and hope to have it done this week.
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