Back from trips and holidays, I could finish the work started almost two weeks ago : a reclining nude in Pastel.
Reclining Nude
I am somehow a bit disappointed with the result : to me, it lost a bit of its spontaneity compared with the drawing I started already weeks ago, And the paper's asperities are rubbing more pastel than the usual surface I am working with… This is not really a problem but the work gets more dusty, and after a bit, it's difficult to preserve Colors 'integrity'.
In the future, I'll try to get the work done without interruption, as often as possible. As well, I need to work more regularly and get on with my pastels more often to avoid surprises in the color results - (but it's the joy of testing new papers!)
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Recently, I decided to go for a little exercise: to practice abstractions and as well get more sense of the colors I am not using so often… Without any drawing base, and starting with an underpainting made with the complementary color, I let me drawing and painting go on small surfaces, until I have the feeling I learnt something on my medium and the unique tone I am using.
In this example : Red…
This is purely led by the pleasure of experimenting and the joy to try on with colors… I'll do that, from times to times…