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Waterfall

SteelWolf — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:22:26 +0000

Waterfall. Pastel, completed May 2010. I started this picture back in 2004 and got about as far as the charcoal underdrawing before I put it aside. One year of high school and four years of college later, I decided to pick it up, take art class again and finish it. I took some pictures of it while it was still a work in progress as much to show the progression as to convince myself I was getting somewhere with it. Now that it’s finished, it’s rather interesting to be able to look back and see the steps.

Left is the picture pre-framing, with the pastel bleeding over the edges. The framed version was supposed to trim off some of this but it does a bit more than I think I would have liked. It’s currently hanging at the art studio for the end-of-year show we had but once I get it back I’ll update this with a final frame and mat version as well.

Waterfall [WIP]

SteelWolf — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:43:21 +0000

This past fall I began taking art classes again, with the hope of finishing a picture I’d started in ye olde 2004 or so.I thought it would be cool to photograph it after each session to track the progress. While the shots aren’t consistent enough to do a true time-lapse, I think it will be interesting to see how the picture develops.

Before the fall I hadn’t touched it for five years but I’d managed to keep it largely dust-free. It’s larger than all of my previous pastel paintings, which is at least one factor making it take longer to complete. I’ll probably change the publish date on this post as I make updates so it will be obvious when something’s changed.

Update 1/28/10: Starting to work on the rocks (sorry, Amir). This is a bit tedious as many of them use the exact same color combinations.

Update 2/4/10: More rocks.

Update 2/18/10: More rocks, this time on the left side of the fall.

Update 2/25/10: Finally got some kind of base color on all of the rocks in the piece.

Update 3/4/10: Brown glazing over left side rocks.

Update 3/29/10: Missed a couple of classes for various reasons. I’m concerned I’m not going to finish this in time.

Update 4/1/10: Trees and grass.

Update 4/12/10: Trees and more trees.

Update 4/15/10: Trying to make the trees more irregular.

Update 4/26/10: The end is in sight!

Update 5/6/10: Finished.

Moonlight

SteelWolf — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:27:34 +0000

Moonlight over water. Pastel, completed December 2004. I gave this picture to Rachel the day of our wedding.

Tides

SteelWolf — Wed, 14 May 2003 23:59:06 +0000

A beach at low and storm tides. Pastel, Low Tide completed December 2002, Storm Tide completed May 2003.

Mare and Foal

SteelWolf — Mon, 14 May 2001 23:35:56 +0000

Mare and Foal. Pastel, completed May 2001.

WW2 Fighter

SteelWolf — Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:27:04 +0000

I based this on a picture in a book of WW2 fighter planes, but I can’t remember which model this was. Pastel, completed December 2000.