My all time favorite combination - pink and green - Yum! IMHO you can't have one without the other. I'm continuing my obsession with maikos and geishas and their costumes - all of which have meaning rooted deep in their history. I really hate seeing the geisha numbers dwindle, but of course, Japanese women have many more options now, which is a very good thing.
This 5 x 7" piece is done on the ever wonderful Pastelbord (made right here in Texas) and painted using nearly all Sennelier oil pastels, with a few Caran d'Ache Neopastels and CrayPas Specialists. My oil pastels aren't sharpened because I fear killing my art with overworking, but I'm kind of rethinking that approach because maybe a little sharpening would make life easier. For now though, I use some Eye-Tees, those make-up things that resemble Q-tips, but have a very sharp point on one end for doing a little smoothing so they aren't too raw. Perhaps a combination of sharpening and smoothing will be my new technique.
For exciting paintings that have lots of texture check out Victor Wang. I love his work!
Thanks for stopping by - have a great day and happy art-making for all you artists out there!
