tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post8530906360477538165..comments2023-05-06T05:20:09.208-07:00Comments on The Oil Pastel Review: On My Easel - Girl Looking Down - original oil pastel portrait paintingConnie Chadwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-10275036529636577572013-06-14T21:51:08.919-07:002013-06-14T21:51:08.919-07:00Hi Dawn - thank you for stopping by! I mostly use...Hi Dawn - thank you for stopping by! I mostly use Senneliers, which will cover just about anything and I really think that helps prevent muddiness. Also, I like to use a medium that doesn't readily allow me to get a lot of detail, because I tend to overwork, so Senneliers are perfect for me. But if you like to get more detail, they can be sharpened. There are even oil pastel sharpeners, although you can use any sharpener for large pencils. Caran d'Ache, Holbein, and CrayPas Specialists especially Holbein and the Specialists, with their square shape, lend themselves more readily to getting detail. Also, I try to remember not to blend, unless I just want some mud. Better to scumble over a color - but I often forget - still trying, though. Hope this helps! Great hearing from you!Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-24487384055903508372013-06-14T19:10:43.945-07:002013-06-14T19:10:43.945-07:00Hi Connie,
Beautiful work! Would you be willing ...Hi Connie,<br /><br />Beautiful work! Would you be willing to share a bit about your process?<br /><br /> I, too, love to do portrait and figure work. I actually started out with oil pastels, but eventually began using them supplementally over gouache or acrylics because I was frustrated with their imitations. Rendering detaill was difficult, and the colors muddied easily. Do you have any advice? I would like to experiment with portraits and figures in OP again.<br />Thank you,<br />DawnDawnMcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029669994798596347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-42529350740334788832013-05-09T22:24:57.497-07:002013-05-09T22:24:57.497-07:00Hi Dona - great to see you here! I have actually ...Hi Dona - great to see you here! I have actually had a guest artist once and wanted to have more, but when I asked people, it was like pulling teeth - they just didn't want to, I guess. But I'm still open to it!Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-43915427848483125222013-05-09T22:21:14.251-07:002013-05-09T22:21:14.251-07:00By all means, Lucy, get some oil pastels and give ...By all means, Lucy, get some oil pastels and give them a try. I guess they're not for everybody, but I LOVE them and they're worth trying, I think.Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-60719333345273647482013-05-09T22:20:04.141-07:002013-05-09T22:20:04.141-07:00Thank you, Myra, and thanks so much for stopping b...Thank you, Myra, and thanks so much for stopping by!Connie Chadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643456021535622394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-27775877343671525252013-05-08T13:48:26.094-07:002013-05-08T13:48:26.094-07:00I am so pleased to find this Oil Pastel Review!
Yo...I am so pleased to find this Oil Pastel Review!<br />Your portrait and figure work is smashing! I love the Tango Dancers<br />I wonder if you ever include work from other oil pastel artists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-45120840467682944672013-04-15T22:51:00.239-07:002013-04-15T22:51:00.239-07:00Connie, you keep posting these beautiful oil paste...Connie, you keep posting these beautiful oil pastel portraits and every time I see your new post, I want to buy some oil pastel to try.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358262286136693687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947317026466117842.post-27729425731305121682013-04-15T10:14:05.572-07:002013-04-15T10:14:05.572-07:00she is soooo beautiful! she is soooo beautiful! myra andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666183761339600739noreply@blogger.com