Late Afternoon Sun's Glow

A masterpiece in pastel work, Paul. Top drawer! It's a terrific view and the river looks so believable as it babbles its way to the sea. Excellent! As an aside, do you ever apply a fixative to your pastels? I stopped because of the colour change and the dulling down effect. Bri

Thank you Brian for those terrific comments! To answer your question regarding fixatives. No I do not use them on finished work. As you found out it dulls the pastel and also sinks it pretty much ruining the work. I use sanded paper which holds pastel well, when I have finished a painting I hold it by the edges and spank the back several times (outdoors) to dislodge loose pastel dust. That usually takes care of it. I occasionally will use a fixative to give me more tooth when I am working a piece.

Wonderful work Paul of a superb view. Great cliffs and sea.

Thank you very much Tessa Gwynne for your comments.