June 25, 2019
As much as I love to paint large, I must admit some of my best work over the years has been small. The pastels I do in preparation for my larger oil paintings are often among my best work! Decisions regarding color, composition, line, volume, shape and contrast get worked out in pastel. Often that’s where the heavy lifting occurs. Once I’m working painting in oil on canvas I usually have a pretty good road map to follow.
Here’s an example of a sweet little 11×11 inch piece I recently finished. I believe there’s an oil painting lurking in there! I’m thinking 6×6 feet! Or bigger.
Let’s keep in touch,
Marshall