{"id":4116,"date":"2016-01-26T15:56:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T23:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/?p=4116"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:57:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:57:56","slug":"using-your-life-experience-in-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/01\/using-your-life-experience-in-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Use Of Your Life Experience In Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m in La Manzanilla, Mexico. My first thought was to do a plein air piece to share with you but guess what? It was a cloudy day and without the sunlight to sparkle the scene, nothing inspired me. So what to do? I decide to make use of my life experience in the painting. <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d been speaking to Jennifer here in La Manz. She\u2019s recently opened a retail shop called Zingara. I asked her what the word meant. She said, \u201cIt\u2019s Italian for gypsy, bohemian, wild thing.\u201d Wow, I thought, that fits nicely with the Bohemian Girl series I\u2019ve been working on in my studio (in acrylic). I had my idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What next? Rather than use colours randomly, I preselected a few colours to start with. Again, this was based on my life experience. As I was cruising through the kitchen, I saw these flowers. Look at that fuschia and lime! Now I had my core colour palette!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Colour inspiration!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I grab the colours from the Sennelier 40 half stick set that I brought down with me. (This set is so light that it’s perfect for travelling when you need to keep luggage weight\u00a0down to 50lbs.)<\/p>\n

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The initial pastel choices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Next, a figure. I wanted to include a female figure (zingara!) but I had no idea what she would look like. I wandered the beach and started sketching on a phone drawing app and after mucking about, I chose\u00a0this rather strange pose:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The digital sketch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Alright. I have my start. Next I needed to draw up my idea in vine charcoal onto one of the 9 x 12 inch Wallis sheets (Belgian Mist) I\u2019d brought down with me:<\/p>\n

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The vine charcoal drawing on Wallis paper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Now what? Start putting on colour. Here goes! I apply colour intuitively, picking up a pastel, laying it on, picking up another and choosing a different area, and so on, until the whole sheet is covered. Almost immediately, I feel the need to add an orange into the mix, mostly for accents. I also decide that I don\u2019t really like the dark colour I\u2019ve chosen.<\/p>\n

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The first pastel layer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Next I feel the need to redefine the figure with charcoal. I want the charcoal to be a part of the painting, not only an underlying medium. (I really like using and effects of\u00a0charcoal!) I also add some pink and light warm gray Holbein marks. (I usually don\u2019t use Holbein pastels but for some reason, I brought these two colours along with me.)<\/p>\n

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Charcoal outline redefined<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I look at the image and realize I need to get a whole lot more scrumptious pastel on the paper! I also pick an alternative dark colour – a soft black. I begin to fill the paper, moving colours into each other.<\/p>\n

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Soft black pastel added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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How are things working out? I have a look at the piece upside down:<\/p>\n

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Looking at the painting upside down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I feel I need to add more excitement to the middle right (the left side when I correct the orientation of the image). I also see that I need to draw the viewer\u2019s eye to the upper left (which is actually the lower right). I add some more marks in both areas:<\/p>\n

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Made changes to the pastel painting while it was upside down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I flip it back around and continue to make marks, many of them with the two Holbein pastels. Then I take a look at the painting in black and white to check out the value arrangement:<\/p>\n

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Black and white shows the value arrangement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It seems to be balanced and working. I do see more marks are needed, for instance, in the left upper corner:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Making a few more changes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I don\u2019t like the way the fingers are touching so I rearrange them. And add still more marks:<\/span><\/p>\n

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For now at least, the final: Gail Sibley, “Zingara,” Sennelier and Holbein pastels on Wallis paper, 12 x 9 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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That\u2019s it! At least for now. And here are the pastels I actually ended up using. The pastels on the left are the ones I used most of all followed by the turquoise and orange. I almost didn\u2019t use the very light colour (maybe a yet will!) and I didn\u2019t like the warm brown that I used right at the beginning. So really, I used nine pastels including the two Holbein.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The pastels used<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I am not sure if she\u2019s finished yet. I may push more and see what happens. But for now, I’m happy with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can see how life experience can feed into a painting. Here it was the concept (and title), the colours, and the pose. There’s a lot of risk involved working this way but it’s preeeeettttty exciting.\u00a0It doesn’t have to be the big life experience, it can also be the small and seemingly insignificant ones. Look around and see what comes at you. Then be brave and get in there and paint it!<\/p>\n

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Thanks for following along. You know how I value your comments so please leave one \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Gail<\/p>\n

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PS. My painting companion for awhile:<\/p>\n

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