Tag: pastels
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Derwentwater in pastels
I’ve been messing about with my new oil pastels again, this time with a view across Derwentwater. I’m still learning how they work but am pleased with how it turned out, especially the light on the fellside. I’ll keep practising!
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Practising with oil pastels
The TG Jones/WH Smith branch in Windermere is closing down and has some good bargains on art materials. I treated myself to a box of oil pastels, which I’ve been itching to try for a while, and messed around seeing what I could do with them. They’re a lot more like wax crayons than I…
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Moody Morecambe marsh…
I’m working on a pastel picture of the vast salt marsh/estuary of Morecambe Bay from the prom at Grange over Sands. The bay always has a very special light and I was lucky enough to catch a photo when the sun was just bursting through dark clouds creating a sunburst effect. It was tricky to…
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Loot!
I’ve been under the weather with a flu bug for the last couple of weeks, and to cheer myself up I ordered a lovely big tin of coloured pastel pencils. They arrived today, look smashing, and I can’t wait to start trying them out! A worthwhile treat…
fiona glass art 