Indeed, I am still smarting about the course being cancelled two days before its intended date. Worse still they had cashed my cheque and sent me joining instructions. So although I had been forewarned by others that they often cancel adult learning courses, the cashed cheque and the joining instructions meant that I didn't see the negative outcome that was looming.
Maybe the cancelled Pastel Art Course was the catalyst for this temporary change from my recent determined flurry into the world of Soft Pastels. It seems to be onwards and upwards and onto a new medium. So the artist quality soft pastels have been set aside, and we are now indulging in a watercolour journey. I deliberately chose to use Pastel Paper (that was kindly gifted to me by my friends at the Art Shop) and set an intentional panoramic view by cutting the paper in half along its length to end up with a 25 x 63 cm sheet.
This is the just the start of the image. It's from an idea that Wifey found online and wants for one of our rooms.
I'm using 'Winsor & Newton' professional quality watercolours bought from the Art Shop on Pier Street, Aberystwyth, along with a 'Winsor & Newton' Kolinsky Sable art brush. Kolinsky Sable brushes hold more water than other types of art brushes and therefore allow longer strokes and cut down on the 'drag' that occurs with cheaper brushes. I have had quite a few Sable brushes in my tine, but to my shame, most of them have been used with modelling acrylics when painting massed armies in 1:72nd and 25mm scales. Oops, now that was a tad foolish wasn't it?
