Completed Demo Wet Pastel Underpainting
Finally, now that I have returned from the road trip, I have some time to finalise some demonstration pieces. This is the wet pastel underpainting portrait demo from the PSA Brisbane meeting Tuesday August 6th. Over a charcoal portrait study (begun at the NZ portrait workshop) on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper - Soft Umber - I placed green and raw umber AS soft pastels. I then wet these areas with water and a taklon brush, and pushed the pastel into the paper, ensuring that all the pastel was melted. Placing soft pastel over these areas to develop the portrait. This
This drawing off to Germany – I’m off on my road trip!
This charcoal pastel study is off to Germany as a gift. I am off to deliver workshops on my road trip beginning in Canberra, then Newbridge, and Nelson Bay on my way home. These workshops include drawing, Mixed Media and also, pastel on canvas. Looking forward to seeing former attendees and making new friends.
Instructional Video on Composition and Design Released
As well as several free videos on YouTube, I have now released my fourth video for sale through Pulsar Productions. Link :https://www.pulsarproductions.com/artists/tricia-reust This is a series of twelve sessions. it includes my pared down compositional techniques derived from geometric design. I hope it proves useful !
Weekend Workshop – enthusiastic participants!
Braving the cold, these participants produced warm exciting works at our weekend workshop on Mixed Media. Thank you to Pam, Beronica and the other team members for organising and putting me up, and making me feel so welcomed.
Bay of Fires Evening
I completed the pastel on canvas "Bay of Fires Evening", one of the works created from my recent trip to Tasmania. The canvas is an old acrylic work, and was covered in Black Art Spectrum Pastel Primer and textured with combs while this layer was still wet. Mostly I used hard pastels, laying them on the side and dry-brushing in order to have the lovely black lines of texture remain.
Ancient Notes
Finally completed this demonstration piece from a "Using Drawings on Canvas" workshop - "Ancient Notes". I love using my drawings on canvas and sharing how to do this archivally.
Revisiting “Open Up’ – pastel on repurposed paper. Progression 8 photos.
When I do a work for myself, as apart from a demonstration or teaching piece, I begin my defining my concept. This work began as a desire to comment on the many people in our world fleeing war and strife and seeking assistance from others. I wanted the ground to infer desert; I wanted a strong symbol of wealth – not only material but spiritual; and I needed to find a way of representing a multitude of streaming people. I decided on one of my blue and white jars with a lid, as a central motif of a container full
Release of Free “Using Acrylic Inks” instructional Video
My instructional video on using acrylic inks is now rleased on Youtube. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/iefz2SdXAfw I hope you enjoy watching it and that it helps you on your art journey!
Come and see who won what!
Last two days of the PSA Annual Awards Exhibition, at the Auditorium Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. Pastel demonstrations to see (with 3 Master Pastellists Betty Sutton, Penelope Gilbert-Ng and myself) and our newest Accomplished Pastellist, Karen Christiansen. The awards were nnounced and presetnaed last night - I was fortunate to receive the Bella Award (1st in People) with "Homeless"
PSA Annual Awards Exhibition 19-23 June 2024
Just washed the gloves we use when handling the art! These wonderful pastel art works all hung. Show all ready for you to see - 10am to 4 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday - demonstrations of pastel art each day. Auditorium, Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens.
