tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post1006029609531847050..comments2023-05-25T07:19:22.630-07:00Comments on Connie Chadwell's Hackberry Street Studio: On My Easel - Cowhands - oil pastel figurative Connie Chadwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-25347814768053787712018-02-15T03:12:38.291-08:002018-02-15T03:12:38.291-08:00It's gorgeous but it hurts my eyes, looks fuzz...It's gorgeous but it hurts my eyes, looks fuzzy, out of focus. I am curious to see what you do with this because it is a very nice rendering so far. xoxoAimeslee Winanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707348882089819829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-71563181851251314382018-02-14T13:00:45.866-08:002018-02-14T13:00:45.866-08:00Hi John - this one was a challenge - thanks so muc...Hi John - this one was a challenge - thanks so much for your kind words!Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-68939398762408553322018-02-14T12:59:47.980-08:002018-02-14T12:59:47.980-08:00Hi Hilda - the cattle gave me fits - glad you thin...Hi Hilda - the cattle gave me fits - glad you think they're okay - thank you!Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-87547262233254448972018-02-14T12:58:42.576-08:002018-02-14T12:58:42.576-08:00Hi Jess - so happy you found my blog! As for oil ...Hi Jess - so happy you found my blog! As for oil pastels - maybe a good way to start is to just to smear them on a piece of paper - Sennelier is great for this - and treat as a sgraffito by scratching into the support underneath, making a design. That's always fun. Then try blending two colors together to get the feel of oil pastel and how it works. Sennelier is really the top brand, although I also use Caran d'Ache, Holbein and CrayPas Specialists now and then. Never had much luck with Mungyo. I always just draw a gesture or a 'sort of' figure and go from there, painting loosely and without getting too tight. Maybe toward the end, I make it more distinct, but I see so many great oil pastels that are more abstract and/or atmospheric, which is one of the wonderful things about this medium - it can be used however you want to use it. So just play around with it and I'll bet you end up loving it!Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-72346879563968507072018-02-14T12:34:20.151-08:002018-02-14T12:34:20.151-08:00Thank you, Jane - I'm so happy to hear from yo...Thank you, Jane - I'm so happy to hear from you - delighted you visited my blog!Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-75595064061270406892018-02-10T13:50:30.970-08:002018-02-10T13:50:30.970-08:00Definitely not an easy painting but wonderfully do...Definitely not an easy painting but wonderfully done, and in oil it is going to be amazing !Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-6620075730763259072018-02-10T05:34:14.592-08:002018-02-10T05:34:14.592-08:00I think an oil painting similar to this scene woul...I think an oil painting similar to this scene would be amazing. I love the way you painted the cattle... Nice work Connie.hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-78645556469067637012018-02-09T17:15:29.849-08:002018-02-09T17:15:29.849-08:00Hi Connie, I've been lurking around your blog ...Hi Connie, I've been lurking around your blog for a few months and just love your work! I especially love your oil pastel portrait paintings. The way you paint skin is just stunning. I have a set of Mungyo Artist oil pastels and six Senneliers that I've played with a little. Do you have any tips for beginners for surfaces to practice on? Most of the time I don't even know how to begin an oil pastel work! I'm only familiar with watercolor.<br /><br />I also wanted to alert you to a sale on all oil pastels at Jackson's Art website in England. $1.77 for a Sennelier oil pastel! Super cheap shipping to America too, though it takes a couple weeks, it's worth the savings. <br /><br />JessicaJessrose21https://www.blogger.com/profile/06999510700481299834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-64739903596539067612018-02-09T16:04:16.525-08:002018-02-09T16:04:16.525-08:00I think an oil painting similar to this scene woul...I think an oil painting similar to this scene would be amazing. I love the way you painted the cattle... Nice work Connie.hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818311.post-24265669578249597842018-02-08T00:32:38.342-08:002018-02-08T00:32:38.342-08:00Like the way this one's going, Connie. Will wa...Like the way this one's going, Connie. Will watch out for the oil paintingGatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.com