winter waterwaypastel on paper 9"x12"
I ordered some new colors to fill in some gaps in my pastel box and they arrived just in time since I was about half finished with this picture. I like to order individual pastels in colors that I've been feeling a need for. Usually it's not long before I wonder how I got along without them. This may not be finished. It feels like it's still in process. If it changes significantly, I'll post it again.
And here is a picture of the nice pastel box that my husband built for me. It's made of mahogany and birch. He's quite a woodworker, huh? You should see the beautiful frames that he builds when I paint a picture worthy of it. The box has a lid that fits snugly and is held on by a couple of elastic and velcro straps. I didn't want a lot of buckles or handles to catch on things. It fits nicely in a daypack so that I can take it along easily. This was taken before the new pastels, the last time I sort of cleaned it up a bit. I'm always curious about other artists' setup, so I thought maybe folks would like to see it.
And here is a picture of the nice pastel box that my husband built for me. It's made of mahogany and birch. He's quite a woodworker, huh? You should see the beautiful frames that he builds when I paint a picture worthy of it. The box has a lid that fits snugly and is held on by a couple of elastic and velcro straps. I didn't want a lot of buckles or handles to catch on things. It fits nicely in a daypack so that I can take it along easily. This was taken before the new pastels, the last time I sort of cleaned it up a bit. I'm always curious about other artists' setup, so I thought maybe folks would like to see it.
Jeannie....the foreground is amazing. This painting has so much depth. In my humble opinion, I wouldn't change it much. Your paintings have the emotion we all strive for.
ReplyDeleteTerrific painting, jean. I love the ellipses, and the value of the river. The grass works great in the foreground - which is hard to achieve.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant box, too. Is the floor hardboard? What dimensions?
Gee thanks Kat and Casey.
ReplyDeleteCasey- the box is 12 x 16 x 1.5. The floor and top are 1/4 inch birch plywood. The outer frame part and the little trough are mahogany. It's very light. I have some squishy fleece fabric under the pastels and a thin piece of foam in the lid to cushion the pastels. It works very well.
Lovely painting.
ReplyDeleteHow do you not feel the need for EVERY color in existence?!