First Oil pastel

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I have a few days off and I can't recognise a Jim Morris piece great one definitely way

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 15 Apr 11:14:38

Well done with the pastels Jim, it's looking great. I can't do anything with them!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sat 15 Apr 11:41:36

Good result, Jim, and beautiful colours.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 15 Apr 11:41:46

Oil pastel can be very liberating - you get immediate, if sometimes rather rough, results: but then it's the roughness which appeals, probably. Anyway - like this one.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Sat 15 Apr 11:44:08

Suits your style!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 15 Apr 11:45:00

looking good Jim.

Posted by David Johns on Sat 15 Apr 12:07:58

Thanks all for the comments. Think I might use the reverse of my paper next time as the stuff I normally use is a bit too textured for this medium. It's 300 gsm and great for watercolour work, but a little rough fo this.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 15 Apr 12:18:59

Wow, such a good first effort with the oil pastels. Did you know you can add a little solvent to them to create a watercolour type effect?

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sat 15 Apr 12:52:20

This is great Jim. Love the colours.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Sat 15 Apr 14:51:06

Nice one Jim

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 15 Apr 15:42:43

Thank you all so much for the kind comments, and I added a little turps Stephen and changed the picture. Don't know if you can tell but it's definitely smoother now.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 15 Apr 15:55:47

You've certainly done a great picture for a first attempt Jim I like your pallete.

Posted by Lesley Peters on Sat 15 Apr 16:38:59

It's nice Jim. Choice of colours good. I found too that smoother paper is better, or even card.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 15 Apr 20:57:32

You managed them well Jim.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 17 Apr 07:56:31

Hang on Studio Wall

15/04/2017

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..just bought a set of cheap oil pastels. Plenty learning to do but I did this as an excercise based around Ron Ransom (his was watercolour). Way to go...

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I've reached 83 (84 in September ) years young and love to paint and draw. Watercolours are my preference used also with line and wash. I paint or sketch something most days of whatever takes my fancy. Glad to have found this site. I don't feel I have a set painting style but I tend to go for…

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