We have rain all weekend, so outdoor painting is... out.
I figured I'd tackle the pipe organ at St Pat's.
I figured I'd tackle the pipe organ at St Pat's.
I was doing well at first, despite having to paint something behind me.
The priest came by to say hello.
I used the correct side of Mi-Tientes.
My view was good.
And then...... an hour into the painting.......
they turned off the lights on the pipe organ!!
I mean, it was dark!
I could not see anything, all the details in the wood disappeared, the entire value scheme changed, and this painting should have been done on black paper.
It's on a pretty grey paper, but it was too light for a dark scene and I fought against it.
I'm still figuring out my materials, to be honest.
Although this is the smooth side of Mi Tientes, it still has a little texture and I had some trouble handling it, but that could have also been due to needing a darker paper color because the lights went out......
I'm going to try Artagain paper next, which is a very smooth paper- so not really a pastel paper- but I did like working on the not-great smooth Strathmore grey sketch paper.
This is so different from how I work pastels in-studio or plein air, it's sanded paper always...but that's maybe not a good choice for indoor on-location small setup work. It's a lot messier and dustier.
Maybe I'll still try some Uart Dark. Or Sennelier.
But I don't know, I kind of like the idea of smooth paper for these.
I don't want a heavy-painted look.
I don't want a heavy-painted look.
4 1/2 hours, 9x12 pastel on Mi Tientes
The drawing:
Pretty darned good for painting in the dark. It doesn't look dark at all. ;)
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