Another demonstration piece completed, using wet pastel as an underpainting, begun at the Brisbane Pastel Society of Australia meeting on August 6th 2024.

From different photos I had taken, I composed a rough sketch to set the tonal distribution of shapes.

The pink and yellow ochre AS soft pastels were applied to the white Colourfix. It is important to use a paper that can take being wet, and pastels that will mix readily with water.

The pastels were pushed into the paper with a Taklon brush and water.

I indicated the colours to be used, applying the soft pastels. The cloud area was to be blended, but the strokes left visible in the water. I intend this to be an almost monochromatic work, with the underpainting adding glistening elements of colour.

This was as far as I was able to go within the time limits of the meeting.

Lennox Mood. Pastel on half sheet AS Colourfix paper.