Testing out some oil pastels which I haven’t used in years. I was more interested in drawing the bowl and the shadows of the fruit inside, than the fruit poking out the top.
Fri-22-Apr-2016
12-0021 – Fruit bowl
Drawing, sketching, painting every day
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I love this….is this entirely done in oil pastel? I sometimes don’t like the look of the medium because it can look thick and flat to me but this is wonderful. I have been wanting to get a set and play around with them but I need to be convinced that I can get the feeling and dimension that I want, like what I see here in your painting.
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Hi Margaret. Thanks for your feedback. The drawing is done also with an ink wash (black fountain pen ink) and a dark pencil. I agree that oil pastels can be a bit flat. I had the urge to smudge as I was drawing (as I always do with chalk based pastels) but that didn’t work. All the same I was pleased with how it worked out – glad you liked it too!
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Oh I somehow thought I read oil pastel maybe I was a bit too sleepy when I read your post, it was quite late. I love your work and can’t wait to see more. 🙂
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You are right, not sleepy – it’s mostly oil pastel
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lol! Man I did it again…..I need to open my eyes and read posts better. You are a very patient person 🙂
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A pleasure to chat with you!
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Oil pastel is a wonderful medium. It’s great for depicting that effect you mention, the blurred forms of something seen through glass. Love the bowl of fruit.
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Thanks. Yes I’m liking using it
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