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Here is my latest oil pastel painting. It is of a "Staithe" in Norfolk, UK. These are tiny landing places for small boats, on narrow channels on the Norfolk Broads network of waterways.This is with Sennelier and Neopastel oil pastels on 340 gsm Sennelier pastel card. 9.5x6.5 inches.
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i love it! very beautiful, funtasic summer atmosphere! Can feel the warm wind and joy of sun! wonderful work!
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Thanks so much, coming from you, that it high praise!
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Ah, it's very beautiful, so peaceful and filled with light. I'm not going to repeat again that the water is perfect but everything is this picture is beautiful and balanced - the boat, the trees... Your picture gives me the feeling I am standing in this very place, on the bank of the Staithe.
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Thank you Kim! I am quite pleased with this one. I've spent quite a long time on this one, over many sessions, but I feel it really brings out some of the benefits of oil pastels, and I think I've finally got used to the Sennelier oil pastel pad - the paper really smooth, but great for finger painting with OPs!
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I've never tried this Sennelier paper. I usually use the smooth side of very thick paper for watercolour. But there's so many possibilities!
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Yes, one of the problems with oil pastels is how to choose which surface to use! The Sennelier paper isn't particularly special - it is 340gsm, so lovely and thick, and my pad has non-stick interleaves, which are very useful, but other than that it is like smooth watercolour paper. Sometimes I have tried an under painting of watercolour, or (even better) acrylic, which works well.
I've also tried standard cartridge paper, which works well. Or standard paper coated with acrylic gesso, which is great if you like a lot of "tooth" (like sandpaper).
I'm thinking of ordering some pastelmat paper to try that out - I like pads with interleaves best, as they are easier to store and carry around.
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