Paint Basket Art Forum

Author Topic: Tears, Fears & Smears  (Read 45203 times)

Val

  • Global Moderator
  • Master Artist
  • *****
  • Posts: 21658
  • SMILE, It's a brand new day!
on: August 04, 2014, 12:40:46 PM
Finally got thecourage up the other day to open the pastel pots! Yowza!!! Can I ever get in trouble with these!!!!

I just smeared some colours on the paper and tried blending them to see what happens. Here's the result....


So, whadda ya think? Any chance I can expand on my non-burgeoning career?!    ;D
Cheers, Val

�Creativity is allowing yourselves to make mistakes. Work on knowing which ones to keep!�

- Alvaro Castagnet


ncwren

  • Master Artist
  • *
  • Posts: 5323
    • NC Wren Fine Art
Reply #1 on: August 04, 2014, 01:29:07 PM
Looks like you will be having a lot of fun with them!  O0
~Natalie

Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already. ~Dave Willis


MaryAnne Long

  • Global Moderator
  • Master Artist
  • *****
  • Posts: 14975
  • Oh, my! ART!
    • Long Lost Art by MaryAnne Long
Reply #2 on: August 04, 2014, 04:57:42 PM
Don't quit your day job just yet. ::)

aloha

mea
A day without art is like a day without sunshine.


scouserl41

  • Easel
  • *
  • Posts: 1356
    • Brian Downing Artist
Reply #3 on: August 04, 2014, 07:12:55 PM
What an awsome rendition of "Foggy Day on the Farm" I love it.
Brian
Don't draw more in the morning than you can erase in the afternoon (Old Draughtsman's saying)


Happychappy

  • Master Artist
  • *
  • Posts: 10179
Reply #4 on: August 04, 2014, 11:47:19 PM
 :clap: :clap: :clap:  Great start .... I see the beginnings of super pastel paintings .... just carry on and don't give up Val.  Remember what Dennis always tells us "practice makes perfect".      :twothumbs:   Patricia
Patricia
Blessed are those who give without remembering and blessed are those who receive without forgetting - anonymous


Tousabella

  • Easel
  • *
  • Posts: 1835
  • Believe you can, and you're halfway there.
Reply #5 on: August 05, 2014, 04:19:56 AM
Looks like the area around where I live right now...smoke from all the fires!!  Keep the chalk handy, and the wet cloth nearby!! [size=78%]  Aren't they fun?  I just love pastels, and Val, when you get the 'hang' of 'em, you will too!  oooooops.[/size]
Retta

  I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
                                                    Jimmy Dean


Danielle123

  • Master Artist
  • *
  • Posts: 6652
Reply #6 on: August 05, 2014, 11:27:11 AM
Nicely done Val, you will love pastels, i know i do. 


BeaSue

  • Canvas
  • *
  • Posts: 2538
Reply #7 on: August 09, 2014, 05:02:10 PM
Are pastel pots what they sound like--pots of pastel pigment that you smear on with your fingers? Do we need a finger-painting forum segment?  :2funny:

Sounds like fun, Val. Would love to see what else you do with these.
--Susan

"Creativity is harnessing universality and making it flow through your eyes." Peter Koestenbaum


Ray3

  • Paint Brush
  • *
  • Posts: 908
Reply #8 on: August 10, 2014, 06:43:32 AM
Well done Val your pastel painting has captured the fury of a hurricane coming across the country meadow beautiful   Ray
Kindest regards
Ray

 "A Sketch is a dot that went for a walk". Paul Clay


Val

  • Global Moderator
  • Master Artist
  • *****
  • Posts: 21658
  • SMILE, It's a brand new day!
Reply #9 on: August 10, 2014, 02:17:43 PM
Thanks everyone.  :)   
Mea, you have a solid point there......oh,  :eek: but wait....I don't have a job anymore!  :heeha:

Guess that gives me a leg up!!!  ;D
Cheers, Val

�Creativity is allowing yourselves to make mistakes. Work on knowing which ones to keep!�

- Alvaro Castagnet


Val

  • Global Moderator
  • Master Artist
  • *****
  • Posts: 21658
  • SMILE, It's a brand new day!
Reply #10 on: April 03, 2017, 11:52:56 PM
Decided to open this thread once again and keep all of my pastel pieces in one place. Lessons will still be in their proper place, just makes it easier for me to find all of my mishaps and see where and if I've improved.  ;)

So to start off here's the infamous mixed media grapes!

Cheers, Val

�Creativity is allowing yourselves to make mistakes. Work on knowing which ones to keep!�

- Alvaro Castagnet


Val

  • Global Moderator
  • Master Artist
  • *****
  • Posts: 21658
  • SMILE, It's a brand new day!
Reply #11 on: April 04, 2017, 12:00:30 AM
This is one I had a go at while on anchor watch the other night. Ran out of one of the colours I was using so it will have to wait a while before it gets completed.

Pan pastel on dark paper doesn't cover very well.  :tongue: Another lesson learned.

« Last Edit: April 04, 2017, 03:31:37 AM by Val »
Cheers, Val

�Creativity is allowing yourselves to make mistakes. Work on knowing which ones to keep!�

- Alvaro Castagnet


EmmaLee

  • Easel
  • *
  • Posts: 1521
Reply #12 on: April 04, 2017, 12:04:22 AM
Ohhh, this one is going to be beautiful. I was in the frame shop the other day and saw a woman framing a pastel work. It was yellow flowers on black background. The contrast was stunning! Cant wait to see this one complete.
EmmaLee


MaryAnne Long

  • Global Moderator
  • Master Artist
  • *****
  • Posts: 14975
  • Oh, my! ART!
    • Long Lost Art by MaryAnne Long
Reply #13 on: April 04, 2017, 03:13:11 AM
I like it, Val.  The petals really jump out at you

aloha

mea
A day without art is like a day without sunshine.


MaryAnne Long

  • Global Moderator
  • Master Artist
  • *****
  • Posts: 14975
  • Oh, my! ART!
    • Long Lost Art by MaryAnne Long
Reply #14 on: April 04, 2017, 03:14:12 AM
What a glass of wine those grapes will make, Val.



aloha

mea
A day without art is like a day without sunshine.


 

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2023, SimplePortal