Can you believe the fluidity and fun you get when you add water to pastels? Watch this space to see this flowing river of pigment transform to a real live painting - I can feel it in my bones!!!
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Margaret Evans
- Margaret Evans
- Auchterarder, Perthshire Scotland, United Kingdom
- A full time professional artist, I travel a lot, teach a lot, paint a lot, love a lot and fiercely proud of my loving and supportive family - husband Malc, daughter Melissa and son Matt. See work on www.shinafoot.co.uk
Maggie, this is really cool. Didn't realize you could add water to pastels...then again..why not! Do you then fool around with a brush on the painting?
ReplyDeleteYep - just let it flow and avoid trying to let it look like anything at this stage!!
ReplyDeleteI work with pastels and never knew that you can add water to pastels..live and learn! I'll have to try it...love the look...what kind of paper do you use Margaret?
ReplyDeleteHi Hilda
ReplyDeleteThanks for looking in! If you think about it, pastel IS pure pigment, therefore why not mix it with water, or turenoid, or whatever. Experiment and have fun! I use a heavy weight paper that will take the wetting ie 300lb watercolour papers like Arches or Saunders Waterford, Art Spectrum's Colourfix or Uart, made right there in NY!