Oil pastel play

Comments

Like this, interesting how you painted this. Great colours and expression.

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 01 Apr 15:49:46

This is great, Marjorie...seems like so many great [lol!!]minds are thinking along the same lines today. Mine was on plain white gesso but this is really effective over pastel

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 01 Apr 16:48:13

Yes that's the secret Marjorie a coloured base lovely piece

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Mon 01 Apr 17:08:52

Lovely sensitive portrait, Marjorie.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Mon 01 Apr 17:08:55

Well this is excellent Marjorie, sensitive and appealing. They are worth persevering with I believe, although difficult to start with.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 01 Apr 19:56:00

Just a thought, thanks for looking everyone.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Mon 01 Apr 20:53:42

I so agree, they are definitely worth persevering with, and an undercoat is best in various soft tones as a base!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Tue 02 Apr 11:06:54

This is really good, Marjorie, great expression.

Posted by Carolyn Parkinson on Tue 02 Apr 14:41:19

Lovely work Marjorie.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 02 Apr 15:27:03

Lovely soft portrait.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Wed 03 Apr 20:33:43

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2019

0 likes

925 views

Lately there has been discussion on the forum and Thalia's post in the gallery re oil pastels, which seem to be the bane of everyone's life! Played a bit over dry pastel, no blending, cross hatching. Used an old sketch because I was more interested in the technique.I think it lends itself to optic colour mixing, eg cross hatching, though some areas can be very vibrant with thick oil pastel. This wasn't an ideal base, I knew that. Oh, I also think it works well on a coloured base.

About the Artist

Marjorie Firth

Still Life, seascapes and portraits are my favourite subjects. I paint whatever takes my fancy, am self-taught and, from time to time, attend short courses. I paint in a variety of media, oils are my favourite. I enjoy the challenge of entering the monthly POL competitions and have exhibited 5 times…

View full profile

More by Marjorie Firth