Carole - Ludlow Friday Group 22-3-2024 by Bobbie Matulja

Carole - Ludlow Friday Group 22-3-2024, Soft pastel and pastel pencils on Sennelier pastel paper
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Bobbie I don’t like the sanded paper either I like ur finished work Came out good

Thank you, Lou. I'll perhaps try this paper with mixed media or oil pastels. The MiTientes paper I prefer - which I used for the other portrait - has some "tooth", just not as much as this.

Very effective portrait

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25/03/2024
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I was trying out my Jacksons handmade soft pastels on A3 Sennelier pastel paper in a very dark grey (almost black) my husband bought as a Christmas present. The Sennelier paper has much rougher surface with more tooth than the Canson MiTientes or Jacksons own brand paper I normally use. The surface of the Sennelier paper is like sandpaper, and I'm not sure I like the result.

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Bobbie Matulja

I'm a busy Churchwarden from a rural parish in South Shropshire. After stupidly turning down a place at Art College when I was 18, I joined an adult education course in 2010 which re-ignited my creativity. Since then, I've enjoyed building skills and experience, taking courses with artists whose…

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