I painted a small bluebonnet painting. I had a piece of Pastelbord that I started a painting on in Angel Fire this summer. I decided to wipe it off and start a new painting. I wiped it with a paper towel, turned it upside down and started in with the bluebonnet painting. Usually I would have washed it off, but the blue sky was there for the bluebonnets and what had been horizon and mountains could now be the trees behind the bluebonnets. I used a variety of pastels. I start and blend a little with the hard pastels. Most of my harder pastels are Nupastel. I have quite a few Rembrandt for medium hardness and then Ludwig, Unison and Sennelier for the softies. I still have some Daler-Rowney soft pastels that I really like, too. There are a few other brands scattered among my pastels as well.
True Blues
Pastel on Pastelbord, 8 x 10 inches
Gene will put museum glass over this and I will look for a frame.
If you are interested in purchasing this painting, the finished price with museum glass will be $165.00. Check my Jo's Notions to buy now or my website as well.
7 comments:
Very well done!!! I love that you turned it upside down!!!!
Judi Vreeland
Really...so pretty!
Thank you, Judi. That works well on a used canvas or board, you aren't tempted to do the same thing with the ghost image there. : )
Joanna, you are sweet, ah, a delight. Thank you. : )
A delight, eh? Heh.
Delight is so true, Joanna. Your auntie says so.
I'm behind on my comments and you are ahead on your posts - I'll try to catch up.
The bluebonnets are great. I'm impressed that you wiped and redid. I need to do some wiping too.
I saw on the news where you got 5 inches of rain - yeha!
Bag Blog, the rain was amazing! We have water in our little lakes!
I often wipe off paintings in pastel. If the composition isn't quite right or the color isn't doing what I planned I wipe it with a soft cloth and leave the ghost image and go again. Sometimes I just use one board over and over just to try different things. I liked this outcome, though. It will stay on the board. Ha.
Post a Comment