triptych- the lake

The latest triptych, this time created with pastel and graphite on paper. I feel my monotypes and drawings are coming closer together.

working subtractively

8x12 pastel on Twinrocker
As I work to create new field scenes  I made a small jump to Uncle Harold's farm. Making compositional adjustments I took out the mountains and added a lake or field in the distance. I know that I want something to gather distant light.
To create these studies I prefer to work subtractively. That means creating large shapes and erasing, sculpting my way through the pastel to create form. It allows me to make soft sections and lines in a way that is delicate. I used just one sepia colored pastel, rubbed it and erased. To erase so much you really need a tough paper. This is Twinrocker, hot press. The black was created by my erasing, not another pastel. This method is wonderful for just allowing the values to sing.