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I\u2019m a huge fan of the pastel paintings by Bill Cone! Truth be told, I was slightly anxious about reaching out to ask him if he would consider contributing a guest post to HowToPastel. But I did and, oh my, he said Yes!! I can\u2019t wait to share his words of wisdom with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we get going, a teaser image and a wee bit about Bill Cone. (He took my request for a really short bio literally!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel painting, 9 x 9 1\/2 in. Sunrise on a morning with a lot of contrast. Note the strong difference in value between shadow and light. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bill Cone Bio<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bill Cone has been creating landscapes in pastel for over 25 years. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He teaches a few workshops a year and exhibits periodically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see more of his work on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now here\u2019s Bill! (Note his I-had-no-idea-he-did-this! career.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notes on returning to the scene of a crime…<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My early art career for almost 10 years was as a commercial illustrator. I then worked in computer animation as a designer for almost 30. I fell into using pastels and painting on location in the late 90s. This was when I was working at Pixar Animation Studios on the film A Bug\u2019s Life<\/em>. I’d started a few years earlier as a set and prop designer on Toy Story<\/em> under the art direction of Ralph Eggleston<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was greatly inspired by Ralph\u2019s lighting studies for Toy Story. <\/em>They were created with the luminous medium of pastels and I was determined to carry on with that medium and do something similar for A Bug\u2019s Life<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An initial stumbling block for me was that I hadn\u2019t used pastels at all since a figure class in art school, some 15 years earlier. In order to get up to speed with this dry, crumbly medium, I started practising outside of work hours – at lunch, on the way to work, on the way home, on the weekends, and on vacation. I was driven by a mixture of fear of failure, along with the desire and excitement to understand and get better control of the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After about 6-8 months of working out of doors in my spare time, solely with pastels, I had much more confidence and control. I also experienced a slow epiphany, that painting outside in nature was like being in an eternal classroom of sorts, with an ever-changing display of light and colour to inspire, challenge, and teach me as an artist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Painting outside was far more inspiring than working from photos off of the internet. Ironically, my use of pastels and the inspiration of painting in nature was really triggered by this need to do lighting studies for an animated film around 1996. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel. This painting and the one below were painted a few weeks apart in the same location, in 2000. This one was done early morning. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bill Cone pastel. Like the one above, this pastel was done around 2000. This one is in the late afternoon, with the sun glaring on the bay, and the fog slowly starting to gather in front of the hill I was on. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Working outside, I began to notice how the colour and value structures of what I was studying would vary throughout the day, due to the angle and colour temperature of the sun, as well as the weather. By sitting still and observing nature, one could literally see the shadows move, and the colour of the light evolves from warmer to cooler, or vice-versa, depending on the situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recognised that Claude Monet\u2019s studies of haystacks and the Rouen Cathedral were documenting the same effects of light and colour over a hundred years earlier. I not only felt this connection deeply but realised that every artist who paints in nature could discover for themselves the same timeless qualities and principles through their own efforts. It doesn\u2019t come from a book – it comes from practice and immersion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on what\u2019s happening in our lives and what we have as obligations and priorities, it\u2019s a real issue to find when and how we can \u2018immerse\u2019 ourselves so to speak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tend to see the practice of art, unless one is already a full-time professional, as a form of exercise, like working out every day. It\u2019s something that takes time and effort but can be readily integrated into one\u2019s day and one\u2019s life. And towards that end, the idea of re-visiting a convenient and inspiring spot to work begins to take hold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel painting, 9 x 9 1\/2 in. This painting and the one below were painted a few years after my earlier ones. They were painted one after another, in the late afternoon. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\"Bill<\/a>
Bill Cone pastel painting, 9 1\/2 x 9 in. This was painted in the late afternoon, right after the one above. In it, you can see the glare on the water from the sun at the top of the image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not only is there a long-established tradition of such a practice but there are also practical reasons for painting in the same spot. You may paint close to home, perhaps even your backyard or a local park.  At any rate, those decisions and choices are up to each individual. Practising art requires some effort and is less of a leisurely pursuit than some might imagine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, I\u2019ve included a selection of pastels that I’ve painted in roughly the same location over the past 25 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a wide turnout along a road in the Berkeley Hills, big enough to pull over and set up your gear. In fact, it\u2019s big enough to host a group of students which I\u2019ve done numerous times. It looks to the west, down into Emeryville and North Oakland and across the bay to San Francisco and Marin County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel painting, 12 x 9 in. Late afternoon with a lot of bright haze in the air, really pushing the hill into the blues and violets at fairly close range.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There is a multitude of reasons, from the practical to the artistic, to return to a source of inspiration. Each visit is never exactly the same and the more one returns to a spot, the more you begin to catalogue the reasons why that is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Time of day: The Earth is rotating with us hapless artists upon it for the ride. Therefore, the angle of the sun, with respect to our view, changes constantly throughout the day. This makes a huge difference in the value structure of your image as well as to the colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Weather: Is it sunny or overcast? Foggy or crisp and clear? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel painting, 9 x 9 1\/2 in. An overcast morning in the spring. Note the green grass on the distant hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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3. Seasons: Are the grasses green or dry? The trees barren or full of leaves? Has the foliage altered? Has it grown significantly, is it in bloom, or fallen or cut? Is it wet or covered with snow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Atmosphere: The character and colour of the air, literally the space between us and other objects, plays a powerful role as it contains dust, gases, and moisture. These all contribute to the way light and local colour is filtered on their way to our eyes. For several years, I primarily focused on painting atmosphere, specifically the colour jump between objects near and far. I was fascinated that local colour could change so much just by being further away in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel painting, 9 1\/2 x 9 in. Late afternoon, probably around 2012. One of my favourite paintings for expressing atmospheric light (the gradient of colour and value towards a light source). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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5. The Artist: Yes, YOU! Our moods, focus, interests, health, age, and experience change over time. We are not the same from day to day let alone year to year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These qualities and others will be reflected in your work every time you go out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Touching back on the concept of art as a form of study and exercise, I’m reminded of the song title: When I Paint My Masterpiece<\/em>. When I go out to paint, I don’t have such a lofty idea in my head. I’m generally excited to focus and get down to work but I can\u2019t predict the result. I\u2019ve come to realize that if I paint 10 paintings, I will usually find about half to be better than the others. It doesn\u2019t mean the rest are horrible, but that I can (subjectively, of course) pick out the hierarchy I\u2019ve described. The top 5 usually are sold over time and the rest sit in folders. Some may make their way to the trash bin after a few years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone’s Plein Air set up for past eight years or so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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However, just because I judge a piece not worthy of selling, doesn\u2019t mean it lacks emotional or educational value for me. There\u2019s a variety of reasons to hang on to work as well as sell it. Sometimes my batting average is worse and sometimes better, but it has been fairly consistent for quite some time. Oddly enough, some paintings that I did not like at all when I did them, slowly redeem themselves years later, so one has to accept that our judgement is not only subjective but also based on what\/who we were when we made those decisions\u2026 If we change our minds later, and the artwork hasn\u2019t changed at all, then we must have changed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel painting, 9 x 12 in. Sunrise, painted in Fall of 2012. The grasses are dead, but the shrubs and trees are still green. The light is rather flat and dead on, as the sun is directly behind me, but there is a demarcation of shadow and light from the hills that I am on, casting their shadows into the lower half of the image. I think there was a high altitude haze that lowered the intensity of the morning sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I urge folks to find spots they can return to regularly that provide something of interest to paint. Study those locations at different seasons, weather, and times of day, and then periodically take a look at the differences between the work you do to help you understand what is going on and why. You may come away with a renewed appreciation of what nature has to offer, as well as a deeper understanding of the ephemeral, infinite character of light and colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Cone pastel painting, 12 x 9 in. Every morning is different!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\"Bill<\/a>
Bill Cone pastel painting, 12 x 9 in. Later in the morning than the previous image, as you can see, the shadow has dropped down the hill more. But this painting was executed a few years earlier. The background strip of blue at the top of the image is the shoreline of the north San Pablo bay, below Sonoma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A note on paper: All the pieces are on Canson Mi-Teintes paper using the smooth side. The early ones were done on the colour “Twilight,” but they stopped making that colour at a certain point, so I had to adapt to other, more varied, colours.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know about you but I\u2019ve been completely inspired by Bill Cone and his art and words!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have returned to specific locations but I often get the feeling I\u2019m just repeating myself. Seeing Bill\u2019s work and hearing his reminders makes me want to get out there and paint a familiar scene again. I think having a scene that inspires you is super important! You need to be curious to see and paint the changes Bill talks about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it\u2019s your turn. Do you have questions or comments for Bill Cone? Let us know your thoughts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS. Here’s a link to Bob Dylan’s song When I Paint My Masterpiece<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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