I had the chance to enjoy the rain - very persistent! - and then more time in the studio.
Pursuing the pastel painting surface experiment. I bought some canvas boards in an Art shop, and primed them with pastel ground, trying to get closer to the surface I obtained on my last painting. After a couple of trials, I could obtain what I was looking for.
Here is a Figure study in pink :
Figure Study in Pink
Pastel - 45X60 cm
A break from portrait studies and back to Figure painting : a pretext to use pastels and experiments on colors. I will try another color set on this format, soon, if time allows...
Wishing to all a beautiful year 2016!