Beach Run

It will be very relax bringing dog for a run on the beach.

Cray-pas expressionist 9 x 12 inches on embossed coarse linen surface.

This is the initial sketch


I have done for the clouds and blue sky.


And finally, this is "Beach Run"

Experimenting on white embossed coarse linen paper

I bought a white embossed coarse linen paper. It is the first time I work on this kind of paper. The paper is made of high quality acid free cotton fibre, the surface's texture is canvas alike.

The size is 12 x 9 inches, and I am using cray-pas expressionist oil pastel.

First of all I use 7B pencil to sketch the objects before painting it.



Serious Mistake!! As I shouldn't use soft graphite pencil like 7B. The graphite had blended with oil pastels and produces dirty color.



I am regret of using 7B pencil, but as it is already started, I decided to complete it. And here is the outcomes.



Anyway, It looks better in physical form, but I am not happy with it.

I have learned a lesson, if I do it again, I gonna use oil pastel pencil, color pencil or harder graphite like 4H or above.

Puppy

I paint a puppy, with cray-pas expressionist oil pastel, on a 2.5 x 3.5 inches black mounting board. First, I sketch the puppy by using white pastel pencil. Next I begin to blend 'pearl', various levels of brown colors to express the the dog's fur and skin.

I blend dark brown as well as black for the eyes and the nose. With pearl color again for the reflection on top of the eyes and nose. Using white for the whiskers.

At last, applied green and dark brown for the grass carpet and dark brown blended with black again for the background.

Statue

From WC ACEO Exchange Sept 2008

This is the 4th card for the exchange, had arrived France. I am glad Shelley likes it.



Cray-pas expressionist 36 colors Oil pastel on black mounting board size 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

ACEO Fruit series

After the Pumpkins, I have done another four cards focus on fruits. I am using Cray-pas expressionist 36 colors on black mounting board.

Let me list all of them here.

#1 Pumpkins


#2 Oranges


#3 Strawberry


#4 Apple


#5 Pear


All this while, I realized that certain color of OP doesn't blend well on my black mounting board, especially colors like yellow, light orange, they always appear transparent. I have discussed that in the forum and they have suggested me to do underpaint first before applying yellow, perhaps underpaint with other material such as oils, acrylics, or watercolor.

Look at the initial sketch of oranges, you may discovered that the orange color is transparent that leaves a lots of blackly scars.


Even after I have applied different tones of orange color on top of it, the scars still existed. In fact, I may always adapt the nature of the board and OP to express it as textures, but sometimes the scars are too much for certain surfaces, and they are no ways to cover entirely.