Make your mark…colourful….
This small pastel study was painted from memory – with a few liberties taken. Across the English countryside towards the bay is an image from my years growing up on the Isle of Wight. This study measures 5″x7″ and is soft pastel on textured board. I am enjoying the pastel landscape journey which I feel will take a few interesting turns over the next wee while.
I know I am not alone in wanting to maintain my creative practice whilst working full-time in another field. With this in mind I have begun to work within my time frame; learning new techniques on-line Karen Margulis – pastel artist and testing out my new found knowledge in short bursts of activity. The following images are some pastel landscape techniques I have been playing with along with some brief notes on my learnings:
I hope these notes were of value to you. I will endeavour to share my new learnings and thoughts over the next few months. If it’s just 10-15 minutes a day, it is worthwhile and you will see results! Thank you for your continued support I very much appreciate it.
It’s the beginning of a new year and I thought I would gather some of my visual diaries and journals compiled over the past few years. My aim is to share a few of my favourite pages, and also demonstrate one of the creative ways I tend to procrastinate…covering my books with older paintings or drawings that haven’t quite made the grade. It’s a great way of making each journal unique. So don’t throw away those pieces, turn them into your next journal cover!
Had a lovely day tutoring Beth in her wonderful home. We started with a quick sketch using coloured pastel and went on to scale up this beautiful blue iris onto Canson paper. Although an accomplished potter in her own right, this was Beth’s first time using soft pastel and she was a natural! We later took a look at a miniature still life using watercolour pencils on watercolour paper. A great day with lots achieved!
Our final week of creative discovery – the free-style challenge using skills and media from the past three weeks work. Fabulous results and I believe a really positive experience for all involved in this four week artistic workshop. A huge thank you to Kapiti Women’s Centre for hosting this workshop series, and to all you hard working participants from a very appreciative and beaming tutor! A few images from our last week together.
