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| "Mohawk Vista Meadow" 9 x 12 pastel on sanded paper |
I began this painting on white Kitty Wallis. This is about the 5th version of this painting. Each painting I changed the scene a little to make it better, and I also painted on different kinds of papers. So, after I penciled in my composition, I thought I would fix it with a workable fixative. My can was getting low, but must have dried in the nozzle, and it only came out of the base of the nozzle. So, I got a new can I have had about a year. First, I forgot to shake it up. Second, I forgot to test it out. I just started spraying and OMG! It too was clogged, but practically exploded from the base in a 360 degree fan of grey splatter! All over my white kitty wallis paper! I could not get the grey off my hands, so I knew water would not clean it off.
What the heck, I let it dry and then proceeded to do a watercolor underpainting. Here it is:
After that dried, I went on with pastel over, and especially went over the grey spots.
All is well. I still salvaged it! I guess I won't buy that brand of fixative again...
4 comments:
What a beautiful, Carolyn!!!! :-))))
This picture is one of my favorite! :-)
This is a magic spring-summer mood! I am sweem in these colours and plants!
You know, yesterday I fix my new pastel and it became so dark after that :-((( I am so sad with this fact!
Hi Ti-Igra! Yes, most fixative will darken your painting! There is one brand that doesn't. I don't know if you get it in the Ukraine. It is made in America by a pastel artist. It is called Spectrafix. It is made with casein and alcohol. I wish I chose to use that product on this painting here.
We learn by doing, huh? Love the final result though! You can just about pick those wildflowers!
Oh, Carolyn!!! Thank you, my dear friend!!! You know, I have never saw this fixative, but may be I did not pay attention! I use this one Maimeri, by Italy... It is better of many others... I thought!
Thank youuuu!!! :-))) I'll find it!!!
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