My Art in the Making #2

Iceberg

STAGE 1 On Black Colourfix paper I have done quite a detailed drawing of this subject in white charcoal pencil. Drawing in is quite unusual for me, I usually plunge in headfirst.

STAGE 3 Iceberg I, pastel with acrylic underpainting on black Colourfix paper, 47½ x 47½ cm (19 x 19") The painting is completed, having applied layers of pastel over the underpainting.

STAGE 2 Using diluted acrylic paint, I have underpainted the rose and leaves, taking note of warm and cool colours on both the leaves and the petals. This helps me make sense of all the petal shapes and the light and dark on the leaves.