Bol de Fleurs
Pastel on paper - 5" x 7"
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This pastel,
titled Bol de Fleurs, features some of
my favorite flowers - calendulas, cosmos, nasturtiums, Shasta daisies and cup
flowers. It was a joyful experience creating this
cheerful still life. It is quite a contrast
from my previous pastel, Little Boy Blew, which called for
the use of a dark paper to create a moodier scene. When applied to pastel paper, soft pastels tend to skip over the paper's recesses which allow bits of colored paper to peek through. An eggplant-colored paper was used on "Blew." For Bol de Fleurs, I used a champagne-colored
paper which resulted in flickers of
light peeking through the pastel strokes.
This would have been a much different painting if a darker paper had
been used. I'm happy with my paper choice. I hope you've enjoyed this colorful bouquet.
