"Gold Floater" / "Ruby Floater" |
Soft pastel on board, 18" x 24" each
"Ruby Floater" (detail) |
Color, color, color! This is as pure as pigment gets. No wonder I'm in love with soft pastels. I made a few deep sienna and blue-crimson hand-rolled sticks for this piece, with a pinch of pumice to keep the bite fresh. With all the layers, a really soft stick like Schminke just won't hold up to the elbow grease and pencil treatment. I used mostly Carbothellos in the calligraphy, a little Caran D'ache. The lower layers were lightly fixed with Sennelier LaTour.
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