Painting water and people bring up good memories. This is a new painting... someone gave me a photo of their grandmother at the beach.
Since I also spent many hours at the South Carolina beaches growing up... also many of those times with my own grandmother... it ended up being quite a fun piece.
I have not painted the ocean in many years, but honestly really enjoyed the freedom.
So, here it is in a few stages: The top one is detail of almost completed painting. (I might add a touch of something else...)
(This is almost final stage... notice the shoulder is fixed and I brought out light in hand, neck and some other colors in water...)
(Earlier "roughed in" stage... getting motion, light/dark)
(This is a 12x9" Richeson Premium Pastel Board-originally reddish color-that had a previous pastel on it. I rinsed off most of the previous painting... but had some cool 'ghost' markings remain-like the turquoise in her shorts. I used mostly Unison Soft Pastels, but added a little Sennelier metallic soft pastel too!)
Since I also spent many hours at the South Carolina beaches growing up... also many of those times with my own grandmother... it ended up being quite a fun piece.
I have not painted the ocean in many years, but honestly really enjoyed the freedom.
So, here it is in a few stages: The top one is detail of almost completed painting. (I might add a touch of something else...)
(This is almost final stage... notice the shoulder is fixed and I brought out light in hand, neck and some other colors in water...)
(Earlier "roughed in" stage... getting motion, light/dark)
(This is a 12x9" Richeson Premium Pastel Board-originally reddish color-that had a previous pastel on it. I rinsed off most of the previous painting... but had some cool 'ghost' markings remain-like the turquoise in her shorts. I used mostly Unison Soft Pastels, but added a little Sennelier metallic soft pastel too!)
