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.!

 

Summer Skies 01

As October colour gives way

 to November's

gray and gloomy skies, 

I'm looking back to summer

for a series

 based my on my earlier 

sky photos and sketches.

This first was an August morning 

that started overcast and moody.

But as the sun warmed the air

 over the lake

dramatic clouds 

gave way to a brilliant sun. 

Loughborough Lake

I used Uart sanded paper

as I wanted to build up 

 layers of subtle colour 

 and cloudy textures....

not very visible in the photo!

More October Colour

Ready for a change of pace, colour scheme, subject matter

I was settling down in the studio with my summer lake sketches,

all cool blues and misty aquas....

then I looked out the window and saw this!

Sumac October 2018

The morning light dancing across the garden

proved too good to resist.

Pastel  - Sumac -  Leslie Snider

You never know when inspiration will appear

...so try to be ready!

Palette Sumac 2018

October Colour

A few outdoor sketches

celebrating fall colour.

Again working with pastel pencils

and a limited palette.....

trying to simplify the equipment!

 

September at the Lake - part 03

A change in the weather

 plus

a change in the season

creates the possibilty

 for glorious colour.

 

September at the Lake - part 02

A Week at the Lake 

 began with rain and fog ...

not good for outdoor sketching 

but great for photos.
A great blue heron 

entertained me

 by hunting just outside my window

 and when the sun came out 

reflections in the water

 provided interesting compositions.

September at the Lake

Three sketches 

from our most recent trip 

to the lake.

Experimenting with pastel pencils

as they are more portable 

and not as fragile as soft pastels.

En Plein Air Sketch - Leslie Snider

En Plein Air Sketch - Leslie Snider

 

En Plein Air Sketch - Leslie Snider