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The Matriarch - Oil Pastel 27 x 22

I have been powerful people for some duration now, that my first oil pastel painting was The Matriarch. I bought myself a set of oil pastels because they looked of a piece fun. And I just created her. As far as I could have at one's fingers' ends, I had never really played with oil pastels. And being self stretched, a huge part of the drill for me, is just figuring them out. I’ve never been much for perusal books on technique. I in all probability would be much farther along, if I were. However, I think to be true this living on the cutting side attitude has absolutely helped me to unfold my own style of laboring, in whatever rather obscure mean I play with.

Anyway, so when I got my set, I broken them open and rightful began. I had this elephant in soul from the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. I drew out a very agile outline and equitable did it. I didn’t over meditate it, I just let the breath move me. When I got her done I thought, “Wow that was fun! What else can I represent with these.”

Seeds of Size
Recently, my mom gave me a scrapbook containing my timely artistic endeavors. And when I was six, low and observe, an oil pastel (Umm,. . . not assured that I can really call it a painting. So lets call it a . . .) drawing of parrots. Lorikeets if I’m not erroneous. Now that I see it, I have vague memories of as a matter of fact drawing it and rational “Wow, that was fun! What else can I represent with these!”

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