In March 2008 I made the suprising discovery that I had a little artistic talent which had been lying dormant all my life. I started with simple still life subjects but as time went on I progressed to more complex subjects. The only medium I paint in is pastels which I love. They do tend to be messy but I love the immediacy of the work, involving no mixing with turps or water, just pure pigment directly applied and mixed right there on the paper. Carol Conrad
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
I've finally managed to get back to my artwork. I felt as if I'd forgotten all I've learned over the last year, but as I get going it's all coming back to me. I've decided to do a picture of a lighthouse near where we stayed in Maine some years ago, and I'm using some Wallis Pro Board that I received over Christmas. My husband gave me two sample packs of all different pastel surfaces, many of which I've not used before, so it'll be interesting to see which ones I prefer. Probably the most expensive! That's usually the way it goes! This picture shows my pastel set up, or at least some of it, there's also a complete set of Nupastel off to the side and some Rembrandt's that are not shown.
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