Glad you could join me today, I have been busying getting on with the pastel paintings as part of the 100 Day Project as well as getting myself a bit more organised with all the other projects that I want to bring to fruition.
Here is a video of the first half of the series and me talking about the journey so far.
The Video
It has definitely amazed me how much time has passed, 50 days from the time I committed to doing a pastel painting each day and I have seen the growth in my confidence in using pastels, they are like old friends. Honestly, they have been sitting in my supplies/studio space for the past 10 years.
But if you have been with me from the start of the Project you will have seen the images change. I had decided to do faces to begin with as I felt that I had to have something that I was comfortable with and then branch out to a few land/seacapes.
The pastels took me out of my comfort zone and got me just playing with the supplies and not trying to create a specific image.
I already have my favorites and will go on to do other things with them. A lot of people have been asking for prints, so I will be making them available.
I was also glad that I started to video the process, I really enjoyed watching them myself, and I have definitely come a long way in my application of pastels and what I go for in a finished piece.
If you want to look at some of the process videos that I have done so far on my playlist you can see them HERE
You will find resources for Pastels HERE
On to the next 50, I will be doing some more videos of the process and sharing with you the weekly images here on the blog. Blessings for now.
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