Grasses at Katatjuta
Pastel Painting on Canson 3/4 sheet. Just behind the platform of the the viewing area to Katatjuta[The Olga’s] in Central Australia, was another interesting view to paint.
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Shylie Edwards
a simple subject…..love it!!!!
Carmen Cilliers
Beautiful!
Marilyn Brown
Love your rendering and the colours are so rich and just explode off the page.
Virginia McGowan
Thank you so much all.
Carmen Cilliers
Ginny thanks for your recent comment. I have come back to look at your work again, and contemplate how you do it, this is lovely. I really could do with some tips, is it light over dark… dark over light, oh god! Anyway, your pastel paintings are lovely… I know I have commented on lots of them in the past, still feel the same. x c
Virginia McGowan
hi Carmen re Pastel technique. I had to start one to find out….hmm still not really sure!
I muddle through mainly! anyway.
well I start with vague drawing in a paler pastel then sort of do both dark and light bit here bit there,I do the foreground first,sort of work it up, I usually rub in the pastel a lot with my finger, I don’t worry about the mess or keeping it ‘clean’ as it works out in the end. I love the rough paper, but it’s a bit small though [can’t think what it’s called at the moment] but I prefer the size of “canson’ etc full sheet size.I always do the sky last blend in lots and I spray all the time,I scratch my nose a lot! not b’cos of the spray, but it sort of helps to think what to do…alway have paint on my nose so I must !
I guess I just build up light and darks,as I go then do really light over to highlight.
I am not one of those fussy people .with rules..arhgg
I usually try to use the colour paper of the scene or whatever too.I love the dark papers the best though and I used a rusty red for the grass one. I did one in black paper recently.great to work on too, I think it is in a frame, too small a pic to put up. although maybe I could do a thumbnail
love your free funny works. I am puddling atm not sure what to do next. in the middle of some oils that went wrong easier to do photos .!
Pamela Jayne S...
lovely colours simple and so effective :)
Virginia McGowan replied
thanks Pamela some gorgeous coloured grasses at Katatjuta.
cheetaah
bright colors, makes you feel happy, great paiting. xoxoxo
Virginia McGowan
thanks so much Cheetah
chasingsooz
Excellent use of pastel techniques to create a lively, vibrant work. This is beautiful Ginny.
Virginia McGowan replied
thanks sooz for this comment … really nice of you. I am missing a lot of your works due to new pc making me exhausted working it out.
NautilusBlue
I miss the colours of Central Australia. I lived in Alice for a long time. You have captured the essence of our country’s Red Heart beautifully
Josh Bowe
Really nice mark making qualities Ginny
Ronald Rockman
Ginny you sure captured the scene, I love being at Kata Juta what an amazing place to be especially walking around there on a 45 degree day.
Cheers,
Rock
Virginia McGowan replied
well I just love the heat! hate the flies ! so funny re our visit no-one told us about it being a national park and we thought you just rolled up and parked anywhere we [slept in the car] was devastated to find we had to go back to the camp grounds! I did a lot of paintings on site but the grass here is just behind the viewing platform at Kata Tjuta . loved it more than the rock, I took a slide film and it didn’t roll on properly so no pics! a couple of simple film ones no zoom
poupoune
And now we know all about the famous Gini’s technique!!
It’s gorgeous, love the colours blending so well together and the place of course is magic…
Virginia McGowan replied
sheesh I forgot I wrote that! thanks ((())
JuliaWright
Beautiful work
Virginia McGowan replied
Thankyou Julia..
Deborah Glasgow
Just saw the movie ‘Australia’ .....this painting reminds me of some of the beautiful scenes. Your country must truly be a beautiful one….wish I could go there one day. Lovely painting.
Virginia McGowan replied
thanks so much Deborah. I love these colours it really is red everywhere. in the outback, I haven’t seen the film yet, I never go out, or harldy ever , I think some one in the family have a copy on DVD I must remember to borrow it.
EmeraldSun
AWESOME! Just Truly AWESOME!!!! W-O-W!!
—Hugzzzzzz—Bea :D))XXXXXXXXVirginia McGowan replied
hi Bea appreciate you commenting thanks …
ROTI
It,s very beautiful! I like it