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Saturday, December 14, 2019

What Is That? Pastel Sketch

I hadn't sketched or painted for the Southwest Western Forum December Challenge.  I was going to sketch something in the big book but didn't care for the photos for sketching with pen and ink.  Snow is fun to paint in pastels so I chose the mountain scene.  I did a quick 30 - 40 minute sketch.  Gene took a look at it and said, "What is that?"  It made me laugh.

For the challenge  http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21709009
Pastel about 9 x 12 inches on Mi Teintes paper that I wiped off another sketch, the bear from a while back.  From a photo by Dave Slaughter on wet canvas.  I used part of the photo which was in landscape format.

This was our sunset here at home last night.  The sky was almost turquoise.  Very nice, took a photo in memory of my mom, she was always taking photos of sunsets and rainbows.


4 comments:

Joan Tavolott said...

I like how the snow is leading into the painting. Beautiful sky!!!

Jo Castillo said...

Thanks, Joan. Always fun to play in the dust. The sky was amazing. I had only seen turquoise skies in New Mexico and rarely.

Jennifer Rose said...

its clearly snow, and its very pretty :)

Jo Castillo said...

Jennifer Rose, thank you very much. I'm smiling now.


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I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill

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