"Havarti" (pastel, 7x5 inches)
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The newest addition to my cheese names, Havarti was fun to paint because she is a great warm color and I was able to let a lot of the primer show through.
Here's what the primer underpainting looked like:
For you visitors who are new to my work, I like to start my pastel paintings with an underpainting that I make using a couple of acrylic based pastel primers that contain pumice and so hold on to pastel very well. I start with Golden (brand) Fine Pumice Gel with Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold liquid acrylic color added. This is semi-transparent and so will get darker with each application. I'll do 2 or 3 layers of this, building up some of the light/medium values in my subject. Then I'll add some Art Spectrum pastel primer in the terra cotta color, and will scuffle/dry brush this in some areas, to continue the value scale into the medium/dark areas of the image.
I teach this method and other tips for fast and simple small-sized paintings in my popular "Pastel in Miniature" workshops. I've just added one on to my schedule for October 17 & 18, in Marble Falls, TX! Click the image below for a better view of the flyer, and visit my
Workshop Page of my website for more information and links.
I'd love to see you there!
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