Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Rising Mists

Another landscape in Pastels. Not quite as loose as I would have liked....still working towards that goal. Still I am not entirely displeased with it. 
It has lost a fair amount of foreground detail in the scan, there are more pinks and lilacs than show here and the contrasts seem a little strong. 


Soft pastels and pastel pencils on Fisher 400.
Size approx A3

Rising Mists over the Somerset Levels

5 comments:

  1. Beautiful Bev, you are on a roll now it seems.

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  2. Thought I'd commented yesterday Bev but perhaps I forgot to complete the security bit!!

    This is really lovely Bev - the misty background is very atmospheric and peaceful

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  3. Thank you Pauline, you know what I am aiming for....maybe get there eventually.

    Sue Thanks, I am trying hard to be looser and less reference driven.

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  4. Hi Bev, you've got some truly amazing work her! Also checked out your website, congrats ont he lemur portrait...it is amazing!! Thanks for following my blog. Warmest wishes, Colette

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  5. Thank you Colette, I really like blogs, they are such an easy way to follow other artists work and they are so easy to keep up to date. I am afraid I haven't done anything to my website for a year now. Must get on to that soon.

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