Charcoal, acrylic pastel ground on Rives BFK is the recipe for this start. I painted many starts at once and have been finishing them more slowly. I actually like the starts so well that I may leave some in their Notan form and not add any pastel on top.
Chinook
11 x 17
pastel on top of charcoal start
8 comments:
I am a real fan of this ground and your method. I am Googling acrylic pastel ground.
Way to go Kvan! These are very nice indeed. The blacks are wonderfully intense and mysterious. And the later color stages are quite rich and tonally complex. It's very exciting to see this process. That must have been some workshop.
I see what you mean about stopping the starts. This one is so very powerful that I wonder how you get from here to there, there being "Chinook". I mean, how do you tear yourself away from what I see to be so many possible images in the notan?
Casey -- I am using Golden Acrylic Pastel Ground and it's available at Daniel Smith, if not at your local art store. Enjoy!
Thanks, William! The charcoal is one way to achieve the blacks, but I am also experimenting with Sumi ink. Yes, the workshops blew my mind. I'm glad to hear that you share my excitement!
Sam -- the starts are dramatic like black and white photography can be. I'm not sure I did this one any favors by putting pastel on top of it. Maybe it's time to create a whole series of "starts." And leave the rest to the viewers' imagination. What do you think?
At least keep a good photographic record of the starts. Like road maps, they're as much fun as getting where you're going.
I love seeing your new approach. Never can guess how it will turn out. Your painting captures that cool,damp feeling of Chinook with that misty air while some of us are waiting for the warm, summer sunshine.
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