Pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat, 13 x 19 inches
Continuing the theme of animal portraits, who can resist painting Highland cattle? They make great subjects as they are, but with the addition of those magnificent horns, oh, just a dream for an artist!
I actually filmed the entire painting of this, so watch this space if you want to see it - if it comes out alright, I'll publish it on Youtube, then go to the U.S. next year for the Oscars...
update! the film is now on Youtube, in 9 parts if you can soldier on through it all, in real-time over 1hr 53minutes. Here's the link for Part 1, and the subsequent parts should follow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lwcP2WZ6No
update! the film is now on Youtube, in 9 parts if you can soldier on through it all, in real-time over 1hr 53minutes. Here's the link for Part 1, and the subsequent parts should follow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lwcP2WZ6No
Thank you so much for doing this demo. I've been following your blog for a while and love your landscapes (my usual subject matter). I've been painting in pastels for a year now and, several of thousands of Canadian dollars later, I agree with you that its a very expensive medium and you always are missing the colour you need. I had to laugh because I too am awaiting a delivery of pastels. Every time a new season arrives I need more colours - I'm now painting snow and needs lights and blues. So, thanks again for this pastel demo of the Highland. Love the blond colour of his mane. Jane
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for your comment Jane! Hope you've managed to get the colours you needed - can never have too many, that's for sure! Good luck with your painting and many thanks for your kind comments about my work! Peter
DeleteThank you for generously taking the time to make and post your demonstration video! It is so helpful to watch you work your way through your process and to listen to you fill the space with your added commentary, probably not all that easy while you are trying to focus on the painting. It is much more helpful to watch this real time than in the speeded up versions that most videos present; it comes across less like magic and more like true skill aimed at a specific end.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Mitch - very good of you to take the time to comment. I'm used to verbalising as I paint when I do my demos, although it's a bit different with nobody watching and just talking into the silence! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks again! Peter
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