Pastel Journal - USA (2019-05)

ABOVE In Sunset Mesa (8x16), the color red is all about creating drama. Using Blue Earth pastels, I painted the sunlit portion o ...

Color Decoder QUICK TIPS Red is effective for modifying colors in the green family, because the two colors are complements. On t ...

I useda varietyofreds—fromdark red-orangestopalered-violets— tocreatea dramaticsenseoflight andshadowinKeepersoftheCreek (12x18) ...

Fa l l i n g Wa te r CINDY CRIMMIN VIEWS THE WORLD WITH FRESH EYES AS SHE EXPLORES IT THROUGH HER LANDSCAPE PAINTING SERIES. By ...

“I was never as aware of how beautiful the world is until I started to paint,” Cindy Crimmin says. “It makes life better. People ...

TAKINGA THEMEDAPPROACH “Igeta littlebitexcitedabouttoomanythings,soI’ve learnedthatI needtostickwithsomethingandseeit through,”C ...

that focused on value, and for years she drew children’s portraits from photos using Conté pencil and sepia chalk. Yet without t ...

Gorge (on page 29), she wanted to emphasize the dramatic drop of the waterfall, so she chose a long vertical format. Crimmin org ...

Crimminhasbeenworkingonmakingboldermarksandsuppressing theurgetofusswiththingstoomuch.“Theworklosessomeofitspower whenI dothat,s ...

Step1:I beginwitha notan orsimplifiedvaluesketch andtransferit ontoUART 400 papermountedon GatorBoard.Thishelpsme tobegintoseeth ...

the ones that support the compositional lines. Midway through the process, I use a small, flat watercolor brush to knock off sma ...

THE STARK BEAUTY OF A TREETOP ATMOSPHERE 30 Pastel Journal JUNE 2019 ...

T he signature stark outlines of David Brammeld’s trees will resonate with anyone who enjoys a walk in the countryside, particul ...

saystheartist.“Mydrawingand sculpturalideaswerequitestrong. Colorandpaintingdidn’tseem importantatthetime.” AftergraduatingfromS ...

LEFT Bright Spring Day (9 1/2 x 1 2 1/2 ) BELOW Three Winter Trees, Joined (33x231/3) capture this heritage before it disap- pea ...

forpastelsisthatI don’tgetonwith texturedortintedpapers,”hesays.“If a paperhasa texture,thattextureis inherentineverything,soeve ...

TOP TIPS In pastel workshops, I like for participants to experiment, to explore the differ- ence between good quality and budget ...

“I’m a very intuitive artist,” says Brammeld. “I may not even plan a painting; I just like to start and see what happens. This i ...

DavidBrammeld (davidbrammeld.com)lives inStaffordshire,England, wherehe’sinspiredby“the ever-changingurban-built environment,and ...

ANARTISTHIKES1,000MILESOFTHE“WAYOFSAINTJAMES,” STOPPING EVERY FIVE MILES TO PAINT WHAT SHE SEES. By Sharon Bamber A PilgrimageA ...