Skill Builders
EXERCISE 5
Findinspirationineverythingaroundyou—froma serving
spoontoa patternedcarpet—andusethemasa composition
startingpoint.Squintingishelpfulinseeingeverydayobjects
ina moreabstractway.Cracks in the side-
walk (left) inspired
my painting, Core
Illumination (below;
20x16), an abstract
interpretation of this
simple scene.20 Pastel Journal APRIL 2020