I went to an artists' group meet yesterday and was fortunate enough to come in time for a painting demonstration by a seasoned pastel artist. It is fun and very educational to see and observe from a distance how other artists paint. The members of the group are lovely and welcoming with new members, so that makes things easy too. Over hot coffee and sweets during the break, I got to chat with some lovely people I already knew from past workshops. And oh, by the way, did I mention about the raffle ticket I bought? The price at stake is a beautiful painting by Trevor Newman. Gee, I hope I win!
Going back to the painting, I spent some more time working on this and now it is almost 90% complete! Still have to work on the dog, especially. At the moment, it is just a blob of white pastel shaped like a dog! The sea in the background works just fine. The reflection in the sand looks alright, but probably needs a little more work cleaning it up. The little girl is all done up and am happy with the result. Really, all this painting need is a bit more fine tuning. Overall, I like this painting style, it gives the painting a distinctive dream-like character. Although, not much attention is given to details, the richness of colour lends a different quality to it. The vibrant colours seem to jump out of the page and into the viewer's eyes. Maybe, the bright colours just give it more intensity.
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