Sunday, April 7, 2013

THE PADUCAH PORTFOLIO…9 The delight of working with pastels

DOMES ON BROADWAY


I don’t know why I don’t work with this wonderful medium more often.  Wait…yes I do know why.  It is difficult to exhibit and/or store pastel paintings without framing, and as prolific as I tend to be, the cost soon becomes prohibitive.  But since some of the work in this portfolio is small, I am giving in to the pull of the pastels.

Unlike my precious work, I am working directly, with pastel pencils, on toned paper.  I love the way white or light colored structures jump off the paper when rendered this way.

I have completed several small paintings, and several more in the pipeline.

SLIM'S BBQ

FORMERLY HUGG THE DRUGGIST

PIZZA BY THE POUND

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