FACIAL STUDY 6" x 6" pastel on canvas Wednesdays have been my day of life drawing. And lately I've been playing with different bases to study the effects with texture and application of color. Above ' Facial Study ', is my preliminary exploration of the model to work out positioning of her facial features and shadowing, while executing onto a square piece of canvas. The canvas is quite textured creating a "pebbly" effect with a subtle tone. I had spent about 1 1/2 hours on this before venturing onto a larger wood substrate. I'll post that tomorrow so you can see the difference in color and texture.
Susan E. Roden's pastels, mixed media and prose