Peace Will Come In Progress
For this painting I have used pastel on watercolour. After studying some work by American artist Lee Bogle I wanted to try something with mixed media in a similar style. I had in mind a dreamy, semi abstract piece where the subject merges with the background. I let the paint and texture dictate what the final image would look like.
A demonstration of how this artwork came to be.
2. Next I brushed off any remaining salt crystals and lightly sketched out the shape of my subject, positioning it where I thought I could make use of some of the sporadic effects achieved on the background. I then started in with the pastels on the face.
1. Starting off with an 140lb strong watercolour paper, I taped it down securely with masking tape on all edges to my drawing board. After thoroughly soaking the paper with clean water I then fed in lots of colour and let the pigment do it's work, merging and creating all sorts of patterns and effects. I sprinkled a few salt crystals in, then allowed to dry completely.
4. In this next session I concentrated on adding detail and more colour to the background using the pastels, blending areas together and creating texture effects by using the roughness of the paper.
3. A bit further in I've begun to pick up some of the texture effects to make use of them. You can see where I have sketched hands but changed my mind, deciding to keep the composition more simple as the background is already busy enough. End of session one, time for a good spray of sealant and leave it overnight.
5. Finally, here's the finished painting. It's no Lee Bogle perhaps, but then again it's not five grand either. I've learned a lot from this painting and look forward to creating more in this style in the future.
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