"Pennsylvania Landscape"
pastel on sabretooth sandpaper
9x5
NFS
9x5
NFS
I can’t believe I’m still doing pastels! For days I kept seeing Karin Jurick’s black and white photo of a Pennsylvania landscape in colorful pastels. I found an old sheet of sandpaper for pastels that was laying in a drawer for at least 15 years so I decided to put it to good use. I also took liberty in cropping the photo drastically so I could concentrate on the trees and fields.
For Karin's DSFDF Challenge I understand we were to “invent colors” and “pay attention to how those colors marry with each other.” After poring over my favorite Kevin Macpherson’s book on Landscape Painting – Inside & Out, I found myself using colors I never would have considered. After I had the values down I put the book and photo away.
I really had fun inventing colors and drawing on my memory of Wisconsin landscapes I see so often while driving through the countryside. Even though my colors are not characteristic of Pennsylvania farmland and look more like the southwest I feel I learned a lot from this challenge.
Your invented colors came out nice and the little tree is done well. Thanks for stopping by my blog
ReplyDeleteGreat job Carol, you have some wonderfully inventive colors, beautiful@
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative interpretation! Isn't it amazing what so many people come up with?
ReplyDeleteGreat colors. I especially like the atmospheric blues in the receding background; gives a great sense of depth. Such an inventive crop, I had to do a double take.
ReplyDeleteOh what a lovely piece, Carol . Your colors are so Yummy !
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you posted a close up so we could see the beautiful layers of color!
ReplyDeleteGreat interpretation! And as Annie said, thank you so much for the close up. Your colors are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. The perspective brings to mind Leonardo da Vinci. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and the vertical attitude of this painting, Carol! The depth is well done.
ReplyDeleteI love the texture and loose feel in this pastel painting, great colors too!
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Carol. I like the composition, also, but I LOVE your pastel work. It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Carol,
ReplyDeleteI like your pastel work very much! You left a comment on my blog where you asked for the surface I worked on. I used a normal canvas and prepared it with pastel ground. That is a wet medium you cover the canvas with, let it dry, and afterwards there is a rough surface. The grip is similar to sandpaper. It helps, if you want to use a bigger format - normally papers are quite small in size.