Only one session with the model in this pose : I decided to close the 'academic' year with a pastel painting. Before the class, I had no idea on what color scheme had been chosen by our tutor... I then went to the class with a basic selection of hard and soft pastels, darks and lights, and some of my favorite colors.
Life portrait using pastel was new to me. I loved it! I needed to be quite focus at the start of the portrait : with oil, we can correct any feature at any time; with pastel, we can't miss the key features in the initial drawing if we aim for likeness. After a tense moment in the drawing start, I found back what I love with this medium: a progressive and sensual approach of color, the touch of the paper, drawing and painting with the powder, and the ability to try or change color at will. I dived into this lovely experience. A great day.
Here is the painting, at the end of the session:
Pauline - II
Pastel (50 X 45 cm)
