Pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat, 19 x 27 inches
Another big Pastel for my Beer Exhibition, this one was as much about the big cumulus clouds as the chalk cliff itself, and I felt Pastel was the medium to tackle it in. This view is only visible from the beach at low tide, standing amongst the slippery, bladderwrack coated rocks and pools. The dots of people and boats on the shingle beach gives scale to the cliff. I was going to cut the sky off just above the treeline to make the cliff look majestic, but the bright blue sky high above the clouds made the humans appear just insignificant dots, which is what we are when we look above us!
Another stunner! And quite big too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tom, yes, this is quite a big pastel - actually easier to paint when there's a lot going on!
DeleteBeautiful pastel Peter. I'm curious as to how you get such detail with pastel. Do use a small brush loaded with pastel dust or what. I love Pastelmat paper as well, works so well. This painting really makes me want to visit England in the worst way!
ReplyDeleteThanks Darrell. No brush used, just standard soft pastels, used on their edge for the finer marks, that's all! What's the worst way to visit England?
DeleteI have a brother in law who is Australian and we often get into it over Canadian/Australian ways of saying things. Point taken, it is an odd phrase.
ReplyDeleteWorst way seems succinct! Worst accommodations- shoestring affordability. Cook yer leather shoes for nutrition if that's what it take to enjoy the country I see in those paintings! Now I've an appetite for pastels ... see what you've done!
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