First of the Season - 2019

Winter Scene  - 2019 - Leslie Snider

Working from studies and memory,

here are two views 

along the dog walking trail.

The first is early morning.

It's hard to believe that the 401 highway

and the heavy drone of morning traffic 

is behind this row of trees. 

Winter Scene  - 2019 - Leslie Snider

Farther down the path 

and later in the day 

I found a different kind of 

peacefulness. 

Summer Skies 02

In this example

 I'm experimenting

 with a brilliant orange

 underpainting.

 

Sharbot Sunrise Step 01

 

 I've used UArt sanded paper.

The surface allows

 you to use a wet under painting.

 

Sharbot Sunrise Step 02

Because pastel

 is an opaque medium

 most of the under painting

 will disappear.

It will show through 

here and there 

giving  warmth 

to the overall 

composition.

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Sharbot Sunrise Final

A variety of pastels

the usual suspects....

Unison, Richeson Sennelier, Rembrandt.!