I haven't done anything in pure pastel for ages, probably at least a year but unearthed my collection of various packs of paper this week so decided it was about time. I'm using Pitt pastel pencils on a 20 x 14 inches sheet of white Ingres Fabriano paper. I will be using my soft pastels for some of the background and for finishing highlights on the stag too.
This is a quick photo taken at night under electric lighting so not a very good representation but as the paper is taped down to my drawing board I can't scan it yet.
I think it's going well and although extremely time consuming, I'm enjoying the change of medium. There will be a lot of complex reflections on the water to complete and at this point I'm thinking of going for a mistybackground.
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I keep coming back to this beauty Peter. I know you binned the painting but I really think this (as it stands) would make a beautiful print. It would also make super cards, and I for one would buy them for the male members of the family. (Cards for men in the shops are rubbish). Recently at the 'Open Studios' I paid £12 for six cards, which I thought was fair. They wouldn't stand a chance next to this. I often stop at Dalwhinnie and take pics of the deer on the hills, this painting reminds me of them ... the starkness of the background, the majestic stance. You have a winner here Peter! That's my tuppence worth ... :)
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