I've drawn this little outbuilding before but from a photograph. This one was created en plein air this week.
But what I want to talk about is how convenient working with pastels and pastel paper is compared to dealing with a stretched canvas.
While preparing this image for tonight's blog I accidently cropped it as a square and I like it much better. With pastel paper all I have to do is just cut the paper before matting and framing but if it was an oil painting on stretcher bars then it would just have to stay as is.
What do you think? Which format do you like better?
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| "Shaker Outbuilding" 12" x 8" pastel |
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| "Shaker Outbuilding Two" 8" x 8" pastel |
