We painted this week. I painted with pastels. I’m not sure why many people think pastel is a drawing medium… I guess it could be, but pastels are simply compressed pigments… the same pigments used in paint.
Here’s a photo of this young man:
Here is the block in for this painting:
And this, if I were to frame it, might be where I would crop it:
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Agreed….that is a pet peeve of mine when pastel is referred to as a drawing medium! what? Wonderful model and painting! 🙂
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