Category: Soft and Oil Pastels
Lavender Field in Soft Pastels
View of Rangitoto, North Island with Pohutukawa
Aurora Borealis
Arizona Desert
Dawn breaking over Chartridge
View from Hartland Quay Car Park
I chose this particular scene as it has a personal memory for me. Many years ago as far back as 1972 I sat with my brother and his wife on the rocks just the other side of the path. It goes down towards the sea eventually. The whole area is made up of folded slates and I’ve tried to capture the direction of the planes by using soft pastels. As my brother recently passed away I thought it would be a nice gesture as we spent hours sitting watching the tide coming in. It is a very poignant picture for … Continue reading View from Hartland Quay Car Park
Chichester Canal 2 (After Turner)
This was the second of two pieces I had to do for this week’s art class online. This was done on mixed media white paper with soft pastels. I slightly changed the boat in the foreground and some of the … Continue reading Chichester Canal 2 (After Turner)
Chichester Canal 1 (After Turner)
The first of two pieces of work for this week’s art class online of Turner’s Chichester Canal. This was done on brown paper with soft pastels. I tried oil pastels but couldn’t get the right texture. Continue reading Chichester Canal 1 (After Turner)
Woodlands
This is an old picture I forgot about from about 30 years ago. It came from a guide book and I liked the look of the trees so I decided to have a go in soft pastels. Eventually some 30 … Continue reading Woodlands
