Day 22 - Tulips - pastel

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I love the purple blues throughout the painting. They create such good harmony Margaret.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Tue 22 Jan 09:52:47

Lovely tulips Margaret.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 22 Jan 10:40:46

Love the same colours used on the tulips and the vase,they go well with the leaves, Margaret. :)

Posted by Annick Whitcombe on Tue 22 Jan 19:42:35

Thank you Carole, Margaret and Annick :)

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Tue 22 Jan 20:10:52

That’s lovely work Margaret

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Wed 23 Jan 06:31:18

Such a lovely palette, Margaret, and the textures really add interest and depth to the piece.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 23 Jan 12:41:11

Thank you Dermot and Seok :)

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Wed 23 Jan 18:00:30

Hang on Studio Wall

22/01/2019

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I drew this last night as I couldn't resist them under the artificial light (and my pastels were just sitting there beckoning me!) and I just did the background this morning - hope that counts as my one a day! (Am intending starting something else later) I used lovely Jacksons Handmade Pastels on cartridge paper - and used torchons for the first time (was given them by a friend for Christmas).

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Margaret Nisbet

I'm an amateur artist. I have drawn all my life - used to be mainly portraits but now a wider range. Did a lot of portrait/figure drawing at classes for a while in the 1990s then had a break from doing much at all until a couple of years ago, since when I've gone back to classes and workshops run…

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