PleinAir Magazine – August 2019

32 August-September 2019 / http://www.outdoorpainter.com

DEMONSTRATION:

Establishing a Strong Underpainting

“Theaspenswereinfullfallcolordisplayata higherelevationintheEasternSierra,”saysLordier.“I droppeddownonto
thevalleyfloorandcameacrossthisbeautiful stand of cottonwoods just starting to turn. The dramatic passing clouds
and strong shadows were hard to pass up.”

Step 1
Sheusesa hardNuPasteltolayinthepreliminarysketch,
thensetsa lightlayerofpastelintotheshapes,using a
general value and neutral color for each one.

Step 2

Usinga largehogbristlebrush

dippedintoa smallamountof

Turpenoid,shegoesoverone

shapeata time,meltingthe

pastelbuttryingnottomix

thecolorsatthispoint.The

gesturesofherstrokesmimic

thegesturesoftheobjectsshe

ispainting.TheTurpenoidtakes

approximatelyfiveminutesto

dry,andthensheisable toap-

ply color on top.

CottonwoodDramainRoundValley

2018,pastel, 16 x 16in.

Collectiontheartist

Plein air

Thispictureshowsa bitofthisartist’ssetup,theunderpainting,
andthescenethat, she says, “grabbed my attention and asked
me to paint it.”