Pastel

Week five:
I am including a sample of a past 100 day project that I did in pastel. The thing that I loved about the past project was that I hung up the work each day. I am missing that now. I think that viewing progress is part of the habit. It gets you hungry for more. You view it even when you are not actively engage in producing it, and new ideas come about.

End of week 4: Paper cutouts

This is by far my most favorite medium during this project.

Habits and 100 day project

If you want to change your art, change your habits. (Clement Greenberg)


Clement Greenberg (January 16, 1909 – May 7, 1994) was an influential American art critic closely associated with Modern art in the United States. In particular, he promoted the abstract expressionist movement and was among the first critics to praise the work of painter Jackson Pollock.
( from wikpedia

End of week three

This week is the end of water color pencils. Not sure I like this medium by itself. It has always worked better for me as a mixed media. See below pictures; one is water color pencil on different papers and below that is a painting I did ages ago with colored pencil, water colors and water color pencils.

Influence

On my last 100 day project I worked with paper and circles and lots of colored paint samples, this painting of Lake Superior is a direct result of all that work. I call it: Oct-April

Control

Someone once told me that control is only an illusion.
Below is a sample of water color pencil on cold press paper.

The difference between hot press and cold press paper

I am having issues controlling the water color pencil meduim on the paper.
Mainly because I start to treat the colors like pencil first then add water. I am going to try the water first on the paper then add the pencil...we'll see.
The paper has made a big difference. See what Dick Blick has to say about paper.

What is the difference between a hot press and a cold press surface?

Hot press board is smoother, and is generally slightly more expensive for a given size and weight. Artists who work with airbrush, markers, or pen-and-ink often favor a hot press surface. Hot press boards produce sharper and finer lines. Graphic design applications also tend to favor a hot-press surface, especially when adhesive wax, adhesive film, rubber cement, or transfer lettering is used. Hot press board scans better. Sharper detail can be reproduced from its smooth surface.

Cold press board is slightly textured, and is usually favored when a brush is used, as for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and tempera. Artists who work in a drawing medium that requires some "tooth" to the surface, such as charcoal, crayon, or pastel, also tend to prefer cold press. Calligraphers and graphite and colored pencil artists choose either surface, depending on personal preference.