I worked on this pastel yesterday for about 3 hours. I did a water color under painting, laying in the darks and left some of the water color free of pastel. I didn't do as many layers as in previous pastels and didn't feel the need to fix any of the layers. I was trying for an impressionistic feel.
I see this piece in my minds eye as an oil, big, 6' x 4 1/2...maybe even bigger.
The reference photo can be found here http://paintmyphoto.ning.com/photo/hever-14
The photo is by fellow artist Michael Yates, Hever Castle, Kent, Uk. Michael has some stunning photos. Thanks for sharing them Michael.
Pastel on Canson Mi-Tientes, 45 cms x 35 cms.
