Unison soft pastel, Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Sennelier La Carte (gray tone, 8″ x 10″), December 2008.
I don’t often work on sanded papers or other supports with an abrasive texture but it felt appropriate for this study, since I expected to do a fair amount of light pastel work over the bridge in the [...]
Archive for December, 2008
East River, Foggy Autumn Morning
Posted in Works on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Snow in the Park
Posted in Works on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Unison soft pastel on Ruscombe Mill paper (blue-gray tone, 8″ x 10″), December 2008.
Last weekend we had the first real snow fall of the year, a wet two or three inches that was soon covered over with ice and then rapidly melted. It looked nice for a short time, though, and I did these two [...]
Marsh Pilings
Posted in Works on December 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Drawings (from left to right):
Unison soft pastel on Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (cream tone, 8″ x 10″), December 2008.
Conté carres, pastel pencil, and Unison soft pastel in Moleskine sketchbook (light cream tone, 5-1/2″ x 10-1/2″), August 2008; thanks, Lorraine, for the photo!
A few months back I worked on a small drawing of these wooden [...]
