The Color of Light: An Artist's Blog

I try to get into the studio each day. Painting is a practice and I believe it's something that must be constantly honed in order to further our skills. One of my favorite things about working in pastel is that it is an "in between" medium in the sense that it is as much a drawing medium as it is a painting medium. 

I just love all the interesting marks I can create with pastel that can be so indicative of the medium. For this painting I worked very directly and loosely, not even looking at the painting at times. I more just  got an idea of where on the surface I knew my hand was and laid down the big shapes. 

For me, it's most enjoyable to really let loose. My favorite part of the painting process is laying in those big shapes and establishing the masses. But working down to the detail is pretty fun too. I guess I love it all.