PA - LESSON #6 - Aloes in Pastel

[Happychappy]

    Beautiful job on the Aloes Maryna.   Patricia

[dennis]

 Excellent, Maryna. Baie goed gedoen

[Maryna]

Thank you everyone.

Dankie oom Dennis 

[Juan Carlos]

Very nice Aloes! Good shadows.

[Danielle123]

Lovely painting Maryna. 

[Straynative]

Hello Everyone!

You cant live in South Africa and not paint aloes so I thought i would give this one a bash. Fun to step away from the wild wetness of watercolour into something more direct and assertive! I like the light I achieved in this but I overworked the aloes cacti too much and would have preferred to have had individual cactus "leaves" like Dennis has in his. It just became a bit overly simplified i think. Also muddied up the horison "pinky" part by accident a teeny bit.

Could always be better, but what a blast of fun!

Details

Thanks Dennis and Nolan!

[MaryAnne Long]

Trev,

This looks great.  Has excitement from the brightness of the colors.  Good on you for trying pastels.

aloha

mea

[Happychappy]

    Trev, you have done such a good job of the aloes.  They are so vibrant and I just love your rendition. 


Also congratulations on being the recent recipient of the Angel Network Fund for you are a very deserving member of our community.


Patricia

[Win]

  A great rendition of the Aloes Trev, I love working with Pastels.

[dennis]

Still a lovely bright painting, Trev 

[Val]

Love how the background brings the aloe into sharp relief.  Beautiful colourings Trev, I feel a messy session coming on!     

[Straynative]

Thanks Mal your kind words have always kept me motivated to keep trying since the beginning! Thanks Pat, the news on the scholarship left me completely humbled and gobsmacked at the same time. A real honour and privilege that I plan to take full advantage of  !!

Win i must say i enjoyed that too. As im sure you know my obsession with watercolours is insane but once I start with other mediums i enjoy it just as much. When i do art, i get this happy buzz in my head and all my issues disappear. Im sure you get the same! Quite unlike anything ive ever experienced before.

Thanks Dennis and Val! Where would any of us be without your guidance and advice? Dazed and confused somewhere! 

Have a great evening/morning/afternoon ahead wherever you may be!

Cheers

[Val]

Trev, personally I'd stick with Dennis for guidance and advice..... otherwise it's a case of the   leading the  !!!