Monday, January 30, 2012

The River meets the Sea

"The River meets the Sea"**    pastel     8" x 11"

Well the headland IS in the sea (English Channel actually) so it doesn't really show melding of river and sea.  Nice title though!   Yes, pine trees look a bit different here (see post at Jan 29) since taken from a different direction and angle.  AND I believe water above is a back channel; the Otter is a small river.

Textured paper and detail equal hard to do;  it's like trying to draw on top of a grating!  Next time I'll try sanded.   Pleased with water - layers and layers of pastel (most of which fell off or I inhaled) created that flat sheen of still water, a few slightly ruffled areas in middle.   So there are some winning notes!

Enjoy!

**Original Photo
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