So, I’m off and running to complete the remaining 74 versions! Sometime in my lifetime, I promise.
I actually surprise myself at how different each one is pretty much. When I put them all together, I’ll put them in the most pleasing way, not by date.
Enjoy!
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, Color, landscape, pastel
Ok, here’s the REAL #24. I feel so much better now.
Please enjoy…..and remember comments are always welcome!
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, Color, landscape, pastel
Well, I’m going to have to work on #24 because the color should be all purple, not blue. I’m leaving this here right now to show you that I have successfully completed 1/4 of my challenge. I’ll repost the purple one when I fix the color balance.
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, Color, landscape, pastel
Just one more tonight and the suggestion of doing a black and white version came from my son (you know, the one who is usually the first to add a comment). I’m not sure whether being an architect or a rabid comic book designer and historian is the reason he chose b&w, but it was really fun to do.
I had done one earlier just using blues and will probably add other monochrome versions as time goes on.
I hope you are enjoying this challenge as much as I am!
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, black & white, landscape, pastel
Well, here are numbers 21 and 22!! And to think there are only 78 more to go!!
Enjoy
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Here are two more pastels for the 100 challenge. Remember they are the same scene, 5 X 7 and the work has to be completed in 30 minutes. It is starting to get harder and harder to just pick up colors that are so different than what I would do if I were painting a scene for real. But then that’s the whole point..forcing yourself to explore colors and hopefully see new possibilities. I must admit that is it very freeing in many respects.
You can view the previous 18 in earlier posts. And remember you can click on the image and see a larger version (Thanks, Thom)
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, Color, landscape, pastel
Above are the latest in my loooooooong challenge to paint the same pastel scene 100 times. For those who would rather not scroll down to read the “rules”, these are small paintings done to experience choosing colors that are perhaps not what one would choose on a regular basis….it’s been a great learning experience and I’m only on #18. The rules I chose were to make each painting 5 X 7″, complete (or as much as possible) in 30 minutes and make each one different. I’m hoping to set up a link to a separate page so that you can see them all at once as I progress.
Again, if you would like to see the previous 16, plus the outline drawing and notan (showing value choices), just scroll down. I think I got a little mixed up in my numbering, but I really just have finished 18 at this point. I’ve made a promise to myself to finish in 2011………..
Hope you enjoy!
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, Color, landscape, pastel
Two more closer to the goal! These are number 16 & 17, so it’s still going to be awhile before I can present the entire group of 100…..but my aim is to complete them in early 2011….not too bad.
I also thought I’d show you the painting that was the original…so to speak. I completed this 11 X 14 about 2 years ago. I was never happy with it, particularly the trees and their overall shape. But everytime I went to change it, I hesitated completely removing the trees and starting again….which is what I should have done.
I’ve now come to just accept it as is. Time to move on. But you can see from the photo, that I used this painting as the basis of the 100 pastel challenge design. I added a layer of hills and reduced the size of the trees, in effect pulling back the point of reference as though looking from a greater distance.
As I showed in earlier posts, the first step after deciding the size and the time limit for working on each painting was to draw the main features knowing that part of the process would probably include changing some of the angles, etc. The main goal, of course, was to complete 100 completely different paintings, forcing me to choose colors that I wouldn’t normally use. It’s a great way to see how these choices work or don’t work. It’s been fun just doing the first 17, but it’s going to really be a push to come up with another 83 and make them all different.
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Well, I’m moving along….slowly……the pastels above are numbers 12, 13, 14 & 15 in my quest to meet the 100 pastel challenge that started on a website (Wet Canvas) last year. The idea was to complete 100 identical (sort of) paintings, changing colors and exploring new choices. It started with a post by a woman who said that legend has it that you really don’t know a medium until you have completed at least 100 paintings using it.
One very good point made during the discussions was that we sometimes get into a rut and reach for the same colors when painting similar subjects. The challenge was to complete the 100 using the same size and design (didn’t have to be a landscape as anything would work) and in a limited time, so you wouldn’t get picky …. just get those new, unfamiliar colors down and move on.
We all started with an line (vine charcoal in most cases) drawing and decided what rules we would follow. I chose 5″ X 7″, with no more than 30 minutes allowed for each painting.
I really haven’t pushed myself to finish, turning to other projects as the muse whispered in my ear. But, hopefully I’ll complete this in 2011…at least that’s my new goal. At which time, I’ll post the entire 100 in a single shot. I’m thinking of eventually making a poster.
Others that were on the pastel forum on Wet Canvas when this started finished long ago and their work is inspiring. I hope you enjoy
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Wow! it’s been awhile since I posted. I didn’t realize how busy this fall was going to be. It seems like every art organization and art magazines have competitions going on. My local guild here in Lakewood will be holding their annual Fall Show this coming weekend. I have 3 pastels that need to be matted and framed tomorrow. I was hoping to get a fourth…perhaps a watercolor….done and turned in Thursday evening, but……………
This weekend is also the annual Art Learning and Product Expo being held in Pasadena. I’ve signed up for a class Friday morning with Brenda Madson and I’m really looking forward to the new products, demonstrations and classes going on through Sunday.
The two paintings above are, of course, for my 100 paintings challenge…..where I’m determined to complete 100 pastels of the same approximate scene and size (5 X 7), but done in 100 different color ways, etc. I’ve even changed some of the background mountains into distant trees just for a kick.
My eventual goal will be a photo of all 100 paintings for a poster……..however, at this rate, I’m not sure if I won’t be having to come down in spirit to finish! Never fear…after this month’s full plate of competitions, I’m going to set a schedule and GET THIS DONE!
Oh, and I just received my first official, written rejection letter from the Californian Art Club’s exhibition in conjunction with the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. The “rejected” painting is just below and called “Above the Arroyo”. I am going to frame this for posterity…..it certainly shows I’m trying!
Enjoy!
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, Color, landscape, pastel, trees