While researching another project, I came across two paintings by Edgar Degas – one in oil, one in pastel – on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website. I was so taken by these pieces that I had to bring them to you! They have slightly different titles but are basically the same painting of a
I love swimming. I love the feel of my body sliding through the water. I love the world below the water and the distortions in line, shape, and colour it creates. When I first saw pastel paintings by Michele Poirier Mozzone, I was fascinated by her perspective of looking up through the water at the
UPDATE! 15Nov24 – Since Michele Ashby contributed this guest post, she’s created more paintings inspired by her children. I’m excited to share these with you at the end of the post. ~~~~~ Over the last couple of years, I’ve featured three pastel paintings by Michele Ashby in my round-ups. Each time was of a different
I was asked recently why I don’t use black paper. My preference is for a mid-tone paper. Nowadays though I mostly work on a light value paper on which I create a three-value dry underpainting. The reason I’m not that keen on black paper is that I can’t go lighter AND darker on the paper.
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