Thursday, January 23, 2014

Sketch of a Little Moment - original oil pastel figurative sketch

The resort where I spent Thanksgiving provided a wealth of subjects for drawing and here are two that I observed in a private moment.  Although they were wrapped up in each other, they were really in the middle of everything, so I felt it was okay to draw them. They held this "pose" long enough for me to get the bones of the sketch done, then filled in from memory, striving to keep the sketchiness that I intended without overworking.  I had just bought a new set of Caran d'Ache Neopastels, which are perfect for use on Judson's Guerilla Painter carton board.  Neopastels are a less oily form of oil pastel and not my usual go to brand, which is Sennelier, but Neopastels are great, too, and many oil pastelists prefer them.  This drawing is on 12 x 9" carton paper, but it's cropped here to about 11 x 7" - not really physically cropped, but just for blog posting.  Thanks so much for stopping by! SOLD

6 comments:

Kami said...

I love her legs..!

Anthony Duce said...

Great capture of the moment..

myra anderson said...

love this - they look so cozy together!

Connie Chadwell said...

Thank you Kami - actually I was kind of pleased with the legs.

Connie Chadwell said...

Thanks, Anthony - they were really cute together - glad they 'posed' for me.

Connie Chadwell said...

Hi Myra - this couple was so sweet - thanks for looking!