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On the Beach - final steps and finish in pastel

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Following on from my start of a pastel beach scene yesterday I couldn’t wait to get at it again this morning:)

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Here is the earlier post if you want to see it all - https://eastwitching.com/2013/04/27/on-the-beach-pastel-step-by-step/

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Here are the next steps I took above.

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At this point I feel I should stop. You can go on and on with a painting. Here if I continue I am just fussing. I am quite happy with the effect overall. The fave bit for me is the whites in the sky and the foamy bits in the sea!

Below is the image scanned in using my 1200dpi scanner and edged in a dark brown like that of the rock to tie it all in.

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On the Beach - Pastel step-by-step

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Wanting to cut loose and paint a slightly abstract pastel I bought this fab uncluttered and stark beach scene.

Stark, high-key yet poetic - this is the image for me!

Stark, high-key yet poetic - this is the image for me!

Do you like it? It’s all soft sand and blowy sky with that rock and some seaweed as accents. A place where you can step out of the world for a while and merge with the sea and sky with sand under your feet.

I am using my Unison pastels and Canson cream pastel paper.

Please click on each image to bring it up nice and big.

Building colour strength and forms

Building colour strength and forms

I have more work to go and to be honest am just feeling my way with this as pastel is not my medium usually…watch this space…but this is where I am with it now. I am hopeful and full of expectation - thinking about it in my head as to how I will proceed to give it more richness and depth with the odd kick of light and reflection where it needs it:)

This is where I will stop painting for now...

This is where I will stop painting for now…