Pastel Painting- Elk Creek

 In this painting Elk Creek empties into the Pacific; it is located about 20 miles north of Point Arena California, it is one of my favorite spots to stop at when ever I travel up or down the coast on my motorbike adventures, nothing really there but you and the view and what a view you can see far to the north as in this paintings view or you can look south as far as the eye can see, weather permitting of course. This painting was painted using Schmincke and Unison Pastels and Derwent Pastel pencils on Wallis Museum grade art sandpaper. I do use other brands of Pastels but Schmincke and Unison are my main Pastels I use; I like Unison’s colors they are by far the most unique I have seen and Schmincke what can I say, but, soft and buttery. I have to mention this when Unison came out with there 18 piece set of orange Pastels I just stared at them they were so vibrant like candy I hated to use them, same with there turquoise set. Anyway I ‘am now starting on another painting this one is yet another coastline view just outside of Carmel California probably closer to Point Sur I think. So it’s off to the studio to spread some pigment. The frame was made in Photoshop from images of real wood, I have made myself a digital lumbar yard from various images of wood.

Bill

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