I am pretty well holed up in my studio at the moment due to the wintry conditions outside, the snow lays fairly thick and it is icy out there. I am being fairly productive working on some gallery pieces etc. but another positive is that it has allowed more time for reflection; you know the sort of thing.....where I'm heading with my painting, how I want my work to develop etc.
I set up a still-life this afternoon having decided I ought to do more daily paintings in pastel. This would be a way of using all my off cuts of 'la carte', being a bit more economical whilst putting them to good use. This is the result of my efforts. I really enjoyed myself with this one and I hope you like it too. I plan to do more until all those off cuts are used up, another bonus is there are no brushes to wash this evening:)
Beautiful work Liz! I admire the fact that you have committed to painting daily. Also, using your smaller cuts of paper to do still life studies and artworks is a wonderful idea. It offers a wider variety for different tastes and budgets.
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ReplyDeleteMany thanks to you both.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like my work Vanessa, during these lean times we need to be more creative than ever:)
I appreciate your comments on the blog Helene.
Hi Liz, I think I have this very same little amber jar which I purchased in Sedona, AZ for a still life prop. I love the way you handled the beautiful orange reflections, not to mention the orange itself with it's rich colors. May I ask what you use to sign your paintings with?
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Hi Lori,
ReplyDeleteThe brown jar is great to paint isn't it?! As this is a pastel I have signed it with a pastel pencil (fabercastello - pitt pencil). There was an occasion when I visited my framer (who has a workshop heated by a woodburner) I had forgotten to sign the pastel and we used a piece of 'charcoal@ from his fire grate and it worked brilliantly:)