YELLOW 10" round pastel on wood Wednesday is a day I typically go to life drawing. So wonderful to be immersed in the art of painting from life! And I enjoy immensely on trying different supports and techniques. Above, YELLOW , is a sketch completed in 45 minutes. This is on a wooden base and executed with underlying pastel washes. I've been playing here for am giving a class in November at Oasis on pastel washes with still lifes. More about that coming up later! Below, RED CROSS , is the warm-up sketch I created during the same session. This is the 2nd and the wood substrate measures 7" x 4 1/2". This was created as a preliminary facial study and to see the effectiveness of washes onto the wood base. Really like what I have going on! RED CROSS 7" x 4 1/2" pastel on wood
Susan E. Roden's pastels, mixed media and prose