January 21st 2012

Today I planned on buying another new bonsai start to paint, but couldnt find what I wanted at the nursery, so I painted the trunk to a bonsai that a teacher gave me in the fall. Also to note, I did not do any blending of the pastels. I just layered them and kept my fingers out of the equation. Myself, and artists in general, get too tight and need to loosen up every now and then. Play with the medium and try new things, you might surprise yourself!  I love the immediacy of pastels without blending. I could make a completely smooth rendition of this tree and thought about doing that, but where is the beauty, the feeling in that?