The lady artist is a working artist along with being the gallery director of a local art center. The resident of Hempfield Township discovered her talents in high school, majored in art at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has been active since 1970 in the local art club. Regular exhibitions of her work are put up at the art center. Oils and Pastels along with Silk Screen printing are her work forte.
So that she can show landscape pastel painting from a photograph, she was invited by another art club. Working exclusively from photographs is not recommended by her for beginners. The light and shadow's nuances should be experienced by all starters.
When an artist works outside the details are absorbed better by him, the scene is sketched in actuality and he can click photographs to refer to them later. And this is what normally she does. She uses several photographs to create a composite landscape. Often elements asked for by the customer might not be present in just one photograph, and then this technique becomes very useful.
Even though photography is an art form in its own, using it as a reference for paintings allows the painter to adjust attributes to avoid something not liked in the photograph. You have to decide what to make the most important part of the painting. Using a photograph makes it easier to decide how a painting would look like when completed.
Using an enlarged photocopy of the photo clicked during fall at the Slippery Rock she paints a pastel portrait. The sheet of the paper is not drawn on edge to edge so that the frame does not end up covering any part. Because she paints on the wrong side of the pastel sheet that is less textured, she is able to achieve layering in colors.
To evoke dark logs and branches rising from water, she uses blues and reds. If she wishes to emphasize certain sections of her painting, she adds bits of red not visible on the photograph. She exudes special care in exploiting the fact that pastels are as close as she can get to using pure pigment.
According to her, there are times when you need to stop and think about the color values. It isn't too wise to use too much light too soon. When pastel painting, one has the liberty to layer lighter shades over darker ones and unlike watercolors does not need to conserve the white areas. You just need to be at ease with the pastels.
She however says that color ranges should be used with some caution. Today's wide range of colors offers the advantage of getting the right color without having to mix different shades. If the artist is not satisfied with the result, he can wipe the color off and start over again when using pastels. This medium is easy to work with.
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