We have our first submission for Red! OLE was quick to take up the challenge and drew this striking, stylized self portrait. Color pencils in crimson red, red-brown, red, brown, skin tone, white, light orange with tones added in HB pencil have been used to create an interesting and unique work.
'Red - self portrait' by OLE
And EM has drawn a Refraction work for us to view. She has used a medium outside her comfort zone - pastels - and it is good to see her stretching herself! These Lock Downs are a great opportunity to experiment with new things. She has used Mont Mart soft pastels and Eraldo di Paolo pastel paper for this. These are very much 'student' quality mediums, I find Mont Mart pastels far too crumbly and dusty, but good enough to play around with!
I know EM loves detail work, so using the chunky MM pastels was a challenge for her. Her result is very good! The glass is nicely drawn, with dark shadow and white highlights, good ovals and transparency. The jonquils are outlined in blue creating deceptively simplistic shapes that work really well.
'Jonquils in pastel' by EM
Artist of the Week
One of my best friends and favorite Australian artists is Mignon Parker. Have a look at her beautiful works HERE. You can also follow her Instagram page for the most recent works.
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