{"id":4035,"date":"2016-01-11T22:50:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T06:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/?p=4035"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:58:15","slug":"is-this-plein-air-pastel-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/01\/is-this-plein-air-pastel-finished\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This Plein Air Pastel Finished?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think many of us artists have this problem &#8211; knowing when a painting is finished. Sometimes, without our realizing it, a painting is finished back a few steps. I know my tendency is to want to pick away, making the tiniest of tweaks. Often this can eradicate the spontaneity that was there especially when it comes to work done en plein air. We bring the piece back into the studio, study it, and then see the &#8216;flaws&#8217; which we need to &#8216;correct&#8217;. Often these so called flaws are what bring the painting to vibrant life and &#8216;correcting&#8217; them brings along a slow death. Unless we stop in time. And when is that time?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For this blog, I have another pastel I did last summer on Salt Spring Island. I can see a few things I think need to be rectified but so often, those improvements I make, though beneficial in one way, are often not in another. So rather than getting to work altering it right away, I&#8217;d love to hear your opinion. I won&#8217;t bias you by telling you the things I think I need to work on, I&#8217;ll just leave it open for your opinion. Is this pastel finished? And if not, why not?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s have a look at the pastel painting as is then I&#8217;ll take you through the step-by-step progression. It was an overcast day and that made it challenging to bring life and colour to the painting. Nevertheless, I saw a scene with a great design of trees, ocean, and land that I felt was exciting enough to paint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4037\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9258.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9258-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"pastel finished? : Gail Sibley, &quot;OverCast Day At The Beach,&quot; pastel on Wallis paper, 9 x 12 in\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9258-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9258-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9258-624x469.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gail Sibley, &#8220;Overcast Day At The Beach,&#8221; pastel on Wallis paper, 9 x 12 in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4039\" style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9237.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4039\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9237-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: This is a shot of the scene I painted. As I was getting ready to do the thumbnail, this canoe came past. I thought it would add some life to I stopped this shot to remind myself of how it looked.\" width=\"494\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9237-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9237-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9237-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a shot of the scene I painted. As I was getting ready to do the thumbnail, this canoe came past. I thought it would add some life to I stopped this shot to remind myself of how it looked. By the time I took this photo, the wind had changed and the water ruffled with all the reflection gone!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4040\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9252.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4040\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9252-1024x721.jpeg\" alt=\"Finished Pastel?: Thumbnail in three values\" width=\"384\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9252-1024x721.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9252-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9252-624x440.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The thumbnail in three values<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4041\" style=\"width: 411px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9243.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4041\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9243-1024x788.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: Vine charcoal sketch on Wallis paper in preparation for the pastel\" width=\"411\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9243-1024x788.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9243-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9243-624x480.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vine charcoal sketch on Wallis paper in preparation for the pastel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4044\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9250.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4044\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9250-1024x774.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: The first layer on - blocking in the big shapes with three values. I wanted to have warm colours under the cool sky and sea areas and the cool greens of the trees. I used a blue as my middle value so it would be under the one area that had a patch of yellow grass.\" width=\"625\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9250-1024x774.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9250-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9250-624x472.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first layer on &#8211; blocking in the big shapes with three values. I wanted to have warm colours under the cool sky and sea areas and the cool greens of the trees. I used a blue as my middle value so it would be under the one area that had a patch of yellow grass. (The image is a bit askew as I shot it quickly with my phone.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4048\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/FullSizeRender.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4048\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/FullSizeRender-1024x764.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: And here's that block-in shown in black and white. You can see the three values clearly.\" width=\"625\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/FullSizeRender-1024x764.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/FullSizeRender-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/FullSizeRender-624x466.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And here&#8217;s that block-in shown in black and white. You can see the three values pretty clearly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4049\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9253.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9253-1024x772.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: I took a piece of paper towel and gently rubbed the pastel to create an underpainting\" width=\"625\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9253-1024x772.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9253-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9253-624x470.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I took a piece of paper towel and gently rubbed the pastel to create an underpainting. You can clearly see the big shapes now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4050\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9254.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9254-1024x764.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: beginning to add a second layer of more colours\" width=\"625\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9254-1024x764.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9254-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9254-624x465.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beginning to add a second layer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4051\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9255.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9255-1024x773.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: Almost every part has a second layer. Just the sea and part of the rocks remain as a single layer of pastel.\" width=\"625\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9255-1024x773.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9255-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9255-624x471.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost every part of the painting now has a second layer. Just the sea and part of the rocks remain as a single layer of pastel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4052\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9256.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9256-1024x763.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: More pastel has been added and now the scene is appearing more like it is.\" width=\"625\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9256-1024x763.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9256-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9256-624x465.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More pastel has been added and now the scene is emerging.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4053\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9257.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4053\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9257-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: The final image before the 'final.' You can see I still need to get into the light side of the sea and also the rocks, both areas still being only one layer.\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9257-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9257-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9257-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The last image before the &#8216;final.&#8217; You can see I still need to get into the light side of the sea and also the rocks, both areas still being only one layer. I also need to insert the boats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4054\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_92581.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_92581-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: Here's the painting again as it was when I took it home.\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_92581-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_92581-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_92581-624x469.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s the painting again as it was when I took it home. I decided to leave out the dock to simplify the scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what do you think? Is this pastel finished? Is it nearly finished? Or do you think it has a way to go yet? All opinions welcome! Like I said, I&#8217;m thinking about working on a few things but I&#8217;ll mention those later in the comments once we get chatting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at the pastels and my set up:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4055\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9259.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9259-1024x491.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: Here are the 14 Schminke pastels I used. They are pretty bright but you can see that in layering, you can tone down colour as needed.\" width=\"625\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9259-1024x491.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9259-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9259-624x299.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here are the 14 Schminke pastels I used. They are pretty bright but you can see that in layering, you can tone down colour as needed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4056\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9244.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9244-774x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: And here's my set-up on the beach. There was occasional sun so I found an overhanging tree from under which to paint. It was tricky seeing the scene through the branches!\" width=\"392\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9244-774x1024.jpeg 774w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9244-227x300.jpeg 227w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9244-300x397.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_9244-624x826.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And here&#8217;s my set-up on the beach. It was overcast but quite bright so I found an overhanging tree from under which to paint. It was tricky seeing the scene through the branches! You can see my limited\u00a0palette of pastels and my thumbnail sketch as well as the Wallis paper with vine charcoal drawing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Right, that&#8217;s it for this time.\u00a0I sure look forward to hearing from you!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Until next time,<\/p>\n<p>~ Gail<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PS. I&#8217;m excited to let you know that I have a guest blogger next week!!<\/p>\n<p>PPS. This pastel above was done on Salt Spring Island on a plein air outing with my Mum and Dad so I had to include a few photos with them \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4074\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/plein-air-with-MD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/plein-air-with-MD-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"Pastel Finished?: En plein air on Salt Spring Island with Mum and Dad!\" width=\"625\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/plein-air-with-MD-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/plein-air-with-MD-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/plein-air-with-MD-624x208.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">En plein air on Salt Spring Island with Mum and Dad!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think many of us artists have this problem &#8211; knowing when a painting is finished. Sometimes, without our realizing it, a painting is finished back a few steps. I know my tendency is to want to pick away, making the tiniest of tweaks. 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