I decided I had to paint today, and not the rocking horse. So I got out the pastels and some Art Spectrum pastel card, 9 x 12. I put the vase of roses up and got started. This is the result. I liked it more at first, I got too much into the detail, piddling. I will do what Helen Van Wyk said her teacher told her. Make it .. break it .. and make it again. I will wipe it off with a towel and start over. This will give a nice underpainting. I also forgot to take a photo of the underpainting on this one, so I can do that on the next working of the painting. I used the Derwent pencils to roughly sketch it in and then Nupastel to block in the dark shapes of the roses. Then went softer with whatever is in the pastel box. They are sorted by color and value, not by brand. I use Daler-Rowney, Rembrant, Schmincke, Ludwig, etc.. I usually use Sennelier and Unison for the darks and highlights.
Check back for the continuation and to see the completed painting.
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