Bamburgh Sketch by Fiona Phipps

It’s still worked well Fiona even if you don’t know how to use them. I just get into a dreadful mess ,especially when your hands get warm. I think I’ve sat in the same place and painted the castle .

Can't use them either but you've been very effective with them here Fiona. You seem to have the knack of capturing the place quickly -well done. Maybe you should stck with them (no pun intended!)

It does not matter which medium we us , oil, watercolour, wood , metal, clay, we first have to understand it. First comes the learning curve, then we see the potential. I like to use oil pastel with watercolour Fiona. You can get some super effect with practice.

Love this, Fiona, it’s really worked well. I use oil pastels quite a bit with my acrylics, you can get some great marks with them. I use Sennelier.

Nice and spontaneous with very good use of colour.

Really like the "abstract" rocks .

Thank you all very much for your encouragement. I will persevere with them, my art group this term is going to be looking at mixed media, so I must pay attention when we get to oil pastels. Some people, yourself included Shaun get some dazzling effects. Thanks again.