I plan to post current paintings on my blog site. I'm not much of a writer but I do love to paint. I do oils and pastels and I teach workshops. I plan to sometimes post demos and talk about how to create a painting as well.
Please check out my website at www.alineordman.com
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Pastel demo from Keene workshop
Here is my pastel demo from my workshop in Keene, NH with some of the stages it went through. Tomorrow I will post my oil demo from the same workshop. Lots of fun and a great group
Aline, this is wonderful! I love getting a chance to see your intermediate stages. How do you keep all the black drawing marks from mixing with your pastel on top? Fixative? Or is it just the nature of vine charcoal? I am always intimidated at the prospect of 'figures' in my paintings, but you make it look easy as pie. I get too hung up in making things 'precise.' I must remember that the viewer will do lots of the work for me, right? Congratulations on all your 'juried acceptances!' You surely deserve them. I love all your work--even your toothpaste tubes. I'm kinda glad the class requested flowers, tho... L&K, MaryB
The vine charcoal is so light it doesn't dirty the pastels. I sometimes use compressed charcoal as well and that too doesn't bother the pastels. Thanks so much!!
Aline, this is wonderful! I love getting a chance to see your intermediate stages. How do you keep all the black drawing marks from mixing with your pastel on top? Fixative? Or is it just the nature of vine charcoal? I am always intimidated at the prospect of 'figures' in my paintings, but you make it look easy as pie. I get too hung up in making things 'precise.' I must remember that the viewer will do lots of the work for me, right? Congratulations on all your 'juried acceptances!' You surely deserve them. I love all your work--even your toothpaste tubes. I'm kinda glad the class requested flowers, tho... L&K, MaryB
ReplyDeleteThe vine charcoal is so light it doesn't dirty the pastels. I sometimes use compressed charcoal as well and that too doesn't bother the pastels.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!!