Sold! Thank you Elvy’s Cafe
Another sale through Elvy’s Cafe in Shorncliffe – thank you for the opportunity to show my work there.
Best Overall Painting in Blackall Art Show!
Chuffed to receive the news that “Study for Scott” was awarded the Best Overall Painting at the Blackall Art Show.
Thank you to the Blackall artists for all the work in enabling this opportunity for artists.
Peggy Progression – completion of demo from Newbridge Using Drawings on Canvas workshop
Another completion – this work was the demonstration piece at the Newbridge Art Group workshop 124/15 August this year, on using drawings in with collage on canvas.
1. The drawing of Mt Conobolus (from the young boy whose family owned of the dog) is adhered as part of the collage and a wet Red Gold acrylic wash applied to unify the collage elements.
2. A close up of the drawing. It is protected by sealing with Matt Spray before collaging with Atelier Binder Medium.
3. The canvas is covered with a layer of Art Spectrum clear pastel primer in preparation for drawing.
4. Working out the placement of the dog with soft pastel.
5. Continuing to work on the drawing with soft pastels and pastel pencils. This was as far as I had time to develop the work at the workshop.
6. Once home, I continued to work on the dog, beginning to use Atelier free Flow and a liner brush for details.
7. Adding acrylic paint dry brushing to the dry brushing that I had begun with soft pastel.
8. A detail photo on coming to completion of the dog.
“Peggy” Mixed Media on Canvas.
Revisiting Older Works
Often I will revisit an older work after having an idea on how to improve the message I was intending to convey.
My friend Michael Connolly posed for me several years ago and I attempted several ways of depicting him. All these years later I had an idea on how to strengthen this drawing – and convey Michael’s strength and dedication to highlighting the beauty of his culture. I added white pastel lines and other charcoal touches. This drawing is charcoal and white pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper, “Soft Umber” with black AS pastel primer brushed over.
I have a video on Drawing techniques available through Pulsar Productions – https://www.pulsarproductions.com/artists/tricia-reust
1st Pastel in Burdekin!
Good news to hear that “Earth’s Petition” gained 1st Place Pastel in the Burdekin annual art competition – thankyou to the organisers and the Burdekin Art Society members who work to give artists this opportunity.
This work began as a demonstration of pastel over collage with a wet pastel underpainting, at a workshop in New Zealand.
Drawing – another demo from a charcoal portrait workshop completed
I completed another demo piece – this has wet pastel as a background and I used charcoal and grey pastels. I have an instructional video on Drawing available through Pulsar Productions – here is the link:
https://www.pulsarproductions.com/artists/tricia-reust
Completed the demo Lennox Mood
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.
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 was as far as I was able to work, before the meeting was over.
The completed portrait demonstration. Pastel on a Quarter sheet Colourfix paper.
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 !