july barn find demo
Barn or woodpile find but really our 1964 Dodge Dart

Our backyard in Errington on a hot July day

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various soft pastels on Canson Mi-tientes (sienna)


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Working on composition (placing the subject), light yellow pastel and light with my touch, laying down my composition,

I did not like the first horizon line so lightly redrew the large shapes lower on the paper


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laying in the large shapes, further along trying to get the forms also relative lights and darks(values),

still working lightly with the sticks


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I am happy with the composition so working with a heavier touch starting the details,

going deeper with my darks then my lightest light (but not using white)


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finding the details, and working the foreground


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going darker with all my values


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going to my lights, finished on location

it goes back to the studio for looking and small touches also gets cropped to 18 x 24"

Barn Find July 7, pastel 18 x 24"

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