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
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Frustrating day today. I spent all morning looking through photographs searching for a suitable subject to paint. Finally decided on one and couldn't wait to get to my new pastels and paper. But, nothing went right and after an hour at my easel with half the painting done, I hated it and took it into the bathroom and washed it all off!! This particular paper is washable but it did leave an outline of my work which I should be able to cover up with my next effort. I don't know what was wrong, I just couldn't seem to find my stride.
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