Monday, October 3, 2011

California Vineyard

A friend gave me some velour paper - I'm not sure that's what it's called but that's what it looks like to me.  I know they make mat board with a velour or sueded surface and this seems the same but is a paper.  This piece was a bright yellow and I planned to have bits of it showing through but that didn't happen.  It was hard to get a clean looking sky because of the yellow and I had intended to have a clear, blue sky but the clouds seemed to work better with that yellow base.

This is a picture I took at a vineyard up in Buellton, CA.  In the photo, it was a beautiful, cloudless day but not anymore when a little artistic license is used.  Clouds are so much fun to do, especially in pastels.  This paper had such a velvety surface, it was easy to get the cloud effects I wanted.

I have some more of the paper in bright yellow, bright blue, bright kelly green and beige so you will probably be seeing more pastels done on this surface in the near future.

Thanks for the paper, Beverly!

California Vineyard
Image size 8" x 8"
Pastels


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Posted by Nancy Goldman at 3:07 PM
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9 comments:

  1. martinealisonOctober 3, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Le papier velours est un support très agréable pour travailler le pastel effectivement.
    Très joli travail que celui que vous nous montrez. J'ai une véritable impression de me trouver dans ces vignes... un lieu tout à fait magique.
    Gros bisous

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  2. AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    So beautiful, Nancy! The velour sounds interesting too.

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  3. Nancy GoldmanOctober 4, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Je vous remercie martinealison. Ce document donne un sentiment très doux pour la peinture.

    Thank you Sherry. It is an interesting surface.

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  4. Theresa PadenOctober 4, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    This is wonderful! I love the diagonal line where the hills meet the sky and how the road leads us right into the scene. The effect you got with the pastels is beautiful!

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  5. Nancy GoldmanOctober 5, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Thank you Theresa. I really love the look of pastels.

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  6. Wine and WordsOctober 6, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Nancy, thank you for stopping by my blog. My biological father is an oil painter, my biological mother works in all mediums, and all of us are Californians! It is wonderful to see you work, especially this vineyard-scape. I live a few miles from Lodi, so a vineyard is like home to me.

    ~ Annie

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  7. RobinOctober 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Another beautiful landscape, Nancy. I am intrigued by pastels and the paper sounds interesting, is this your favorite medium?

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  8. Nancy GoldmanOctober 6, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Hi Annie. I enjoyed visiting your blog and am now a follower so I shall be reading in the future also.

    Thanks Robin. No, pastels isn't my favorite medium - watercolor is- but pastels are way up there on the list. I need to work on getting more variety in the colors I use so I plan to practice, practice, practice.

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  9. hmuxoOctober 8, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    I have worked with velour paper and I love it! Your landscaping is beautiful and I love that sky! That splash of purple is perfect, as well.
    Great job.

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