Morning Rush Hour

"Morning Rush Hour"
pastel on paper
7.5x10.5

I decided to do Karin Jurick's latest DSFDF challenge in soft pastel on Canson MI-Teintes pastel paper. Cityscapes are a real stretch for me, especially doing tall buildings in soft pastel. I almost gave up until I started working on the traffic and taxis...my first attempt at drawing cars. I tried to get the feeling of depth with my values. I had a little fun with the people mixed in with traffic and all the spots of color and shapes fading off into the distant.


I used pastel pencils for some of the detail and Rembrandt and Schmincke soft pastels for every thing else. I will definitely be looking forward to getting back to oils in my next challenge!
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14 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 20, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    Beautiful Carol! You reminded me of all those wonderful signal lamps and tree branch that I forgot in my rendition!

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  2. Dana CooperMay 20, 2009 at 9:59 PM

    Very nice Carol, I love the pastel!

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  3. Elaine SchneiderpMay 20, 2009 at 10:15 PM

    Very nice even though I am not a city lover. I could hear the sounds and smell the fumes.
    Elaine Schneider

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  4. dominique eichiMay 20, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    wow, what a beautiful piece you did. It doesn't look to me like you had any challenge because you mastered it perfectly. It's wonderful.

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  5. Art By ErikaMay 21, 2009 at 1:03 AM

    Carol lovely as usual. All those details in a small format!

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  6. L.HolmMay 21, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    This is great, Carol! Beautiful light and atmosphere and I love the flowers. fantastic version!

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  7. Glenda MosherMay 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    Wonderful interpretation of the challenge! Glad you persevered.
    I would never have thought to try and paint a scene like this but, like you, once I started I had to complete it and found the process quite enjoyable.

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  8. Ann RogersMay 21, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    The pastel is fantastic, Carol. Very true to the photo but with a lovely touch!

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  9. Nithya SwaminathanMay 21, 2009 at 4:03 PM

    Beautiful piece Carol. Love the softness of the buildings in the background, great lighting.

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  10. r garriottMay 21, 2009 at 4:21 PM

    Would never have guessed this was your first attempt at cars! You really did a beautiful job on everything.

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  11. Edward BurtonMay 22, 2009 at 12:41 AM

    Great job, Carol.

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  12. Carrie GriesemerMay 26, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    This turned out great! I love the tree branch and flowers.

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  13. Dewberry Fine ArtMay 31, 2009 at 2:37 AM

    I love that you did it in pastel. It really looks great. Great cars and people in the right places. Very well done and exciting.

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  14. Kristina D. ClossJune 12, 2009 at 1:39 AM

    Great work, I really like the color and the texture of this piece!

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