Artist's Drawing & Inspiration - USA (2019-09)

18 ArtistDrawingandInspiration

DEMONSTRATION

Pastels

STEP ONE

I makea sketch,consideringtoneand

compositionalarrangement,

rememberingthatsunlightwillbea

featureofthispainting.I selectmost

coloursbeforeI start,choosing

colourswithreferenceto

photographs.I consider

complementarycoloursandoften

exaggeratea littleforimpact.I use

Colourfixpastelpaper(halfa sheet

ofBlueHazeforthispicture)taped

toboardforstability.

STEP TWO

I drawina horizonlinewithpastel

pencilandblockincloudareacolours

withsoftpastels.Straightstrokes

(oftenthesideofthepastel)areused

indistantandstreakyclouds.Curvy

strokestohelpformcloudshapesare

usedforthefluffycloudareas.Thisis

donequicklyandroughly.

STEP THREE

Withfingers,I blendcloudareas–

beginningwithdarkareasandthebases

ofclouds– keepingthestrokesfairly

horizontal.I blendlighterareasusing

small,roundstrokestoestablishfluffy

After the Storm

FINAL STEP

This artist is constantly inspired by her living environment. This painting

is a culmination of different sights and memories near her home at the

Back O’ Bourke. ByJennyGreentree