Last year we went on a cruise to Alaska and this is from one of my photos I took as we were leaving Sitka. I wanted to capture the feeling of cold and the overcast late afternoon light. I used mostly cool colors with bits of warm colors added in here and there. I used a deep electric blue suede paper as my surface. The more I work with the pastels, the more I like them. The softer pastels are really wonderful on this suede paper. I wasn't sure about using such a bright color paper but I think it gave an interesting effect.
One of these days I'm going to really splurge and get some Terry Ludwig pastels. They make some of the most beautiful, rich darks I've ever seen and they are a very soft pastel. I was able to try them in a pastel workshop once and I really liked them. They are a handmade pastel and they offer over 500 colors!
Sitka At Dusk
Image Size 11.5" x 15.5"
Pastels
