I think pink is a difficult color to work with, so I wanted to try this one. I used alizarin instead of cad.red and lost some of the intensity for the background. But that might be just as well, as the focus is on the green apples.
I agree that pink is difficult. I had trouble with it myself when I tried it at the workshop. My set up looked good, but I couldn't transfer it to the painting. It got too grayed out.
I am a pastel painter living in Austin, Tx. I graduated from UT with a Fine Art's Degree, majoring in studio art in 1974. I have studied with Bob Rohm, Richard McKinley, Desmond O'Hagan, and Steve Napper.
I've been a member of Austin Visual Arts Assoc., Austin Pastel Society, Portrait Society of America, Pastel Society of America, and International Association of Pastel Societies.
I've taught at the Art School of Austin Museum of Art
Art is a learnable, teachable skill. Most of art making is just doing it, work, and only a tiny part is talent. What a relief for someone like me who never had the courage to really give myself to my process of making art, fearing I didn't have the talent I saw in others. Then I decided to just do it anyway, no matter the outcome. And the biggest success has been that I have not quit. To stop making art is the only failure.
It's interesting--what color is your underwash?
ReplyDeleteI agree that pink is difficult. I had trouble with it myself when I tried it at the workshop. My set up looked good, but I couldn't transfer it to the painting. It got too grayed out.
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