I was looking through my reference photos and was amazed to see that I have many, many images of sunrises! That's easy to explain since my camera is often with me on daily morning walks, and when the sky blossoms with so much color, I can't resist taking one more picture to remember it by. Sometimes they are so beautiful that I'm sure no one would believe it unless they saw a photo. Everytime we get a morning like this Paulene is almost sure to say, "Good Morning, Heavenly Father!" (She considers the show a personal greeting from Heaven.)
I tried "finger blending" the sky for this piece, which hides the tooth of the paper. I don't know... I kind of like seeing the paper texture. Some of my favorite pastelists have a very loose style which leaves lots of paper showing, and it is very fresh and beautiful. I plan on doing a lot of experimenting to discover what is my preferred way of applying the color.
Sunrise Above 8 x 10 pastel
It will be fun to see how your experiments turn out. On this one, I like the contrast between the crisp trees and the soft sky colors.
ReplyDeleteWow, Dorothy, you are very good. I love all the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the vote of confidence, Leslee. I surely need it...as with any “talent”, we are always our own worst critics. It’s nice to get someone else’s feedback. :)
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