Out for a Sail

Out for a Sail

pastel on paper, ~ 5"x5"

This is my first attempt at "marker boats". I loved the way Tony Allain created a crowd of people using marker pens and pastels, and I wanted to try it with boats. So I took some pictures of backlit boats crowded together and used one as a reference. Only two boats here, but you get the idea. The boat and land silhouettes were put in with a marker, and pastel was applied over the top. I think I kind of mixed it up, by using the values of the backlit photo, but with my limited gray pastels, using too much color in the boats and shore. It will be fun to try again.

"Broad Cove Sunset"

"Broad Cove Sunset"

5.5"x4.5" pastel on paper

$75

My first effort at a plein air pastel sunset.

"Janette Lamson in Fog"

"Janette Lamson in Fog"

7"x8.5" pastel on paper

$150

The Janette Lamson lives in Camden, Maine. We were moored near her on our recent trip. It was very foggy when I took the photo for this painting.

10 Minute Apples in Pastel

The final apple

10 minute apples

8"x8"

Pastel on Sennelier black sanded paper

Pastels on the boat

As readers of this blog will know, I've been experimenting with pastel, and enjoying it a lot! There's so much to learn moving from one medium to another.  And I'd like to be able to include pastel painters in my upcoming daily painting class at River Arts, in Damariscotta.

It took about 11 minutes for each of the first 3 apples, and about 15 for the last one. And for even more fun, I did this on a boat, while taking a short cruise in Penobscot Bay.