{"id":30165,"date":"2024-05-03T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/?p=30165"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T21:09:02","slug":"that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/05\/that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania\/","title":{"rendered":"That Nostalgic Feeling – The One Pump In Winnaleah, Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s a single petrol pump across from the hotel on the main street in the quiet village of Winnaleah. It has a sense of being from the 1950s. I almost feel like\u00a0I\u2019m looking at a movie set (hopefully the homey, cozy kind rather than a scary one!). Deciding to paint the scene and wanting to express some of this nostalgic feeling of a bygone era, I intentionally chose colours – blues and pinks – that reflected a kind of rose-coloured glasses sweetness\/sentimentality.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I had arrived in Tasmania to teach a 10-day Art Retreat <\/a>with Artable. Before the students arrived, I had a couple of days to settle in and as part of those couple of days of quiet (and recuperating after teaching 5-day workshops in New Zealand<\/a>, then Australia’s Gold Coast and Melbourne!), I happily sketched and painted en plein air. \u201cOne Pump\u201d was the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me take you through the progression of this pastel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, here\u2019s the scene. As there was a car parked that partially blocked the view, I had to make up what was behind it. Luckily, all I had to do was go over and have a peek to see what was really there lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, a quick thumbnail to nail down my three value areas – dark, middle, and light. As you can see, it\u2019s a predominantly middle-value design with the light values found on the face of the buildings, the ground, and the clouds. There are only a few areas of dark nuggets.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I sketched out the main areas with vine charcoal on UART paper. Then in keeping with the sweet nostalgic feeling, I chose pinks and blues for the first layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I then began to apply a second layer, thinking more about the local colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Building the image, I continued to bring the pinks and blues back in to retain that nostalgic feeling. I also added some warm yellow to give a kind of glow that I hoped would enhance this wistful feeling for a time past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s a photo of the painting in progress with the scene I was painting clearly visible on the other side of the road. (I had the perfect spot to work en plein air – out of the sun and wind – on the front verandah of the hotel!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I then got into painting and lost myself in it. Which means I was so immersed that I forgot to take more progression photos! So here\u2019s the final piece:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few things to note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n