Friday, August 17, 2007

Candle on gold leaf base - pastel


I am still doing pastel color studies for the cloth on my grisaille but I think I like doing cloth now. I was quite pleased with the gold look on the base of the candle.


14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very, very pretty Mary. You have captured the reflective quality of the gold surface beautifully. I also am enjoying the richness you are creating in the fabric. Good to know you are enjoying it.

Mary said...

Thank you Robin, your comment is important to me. :)

"JeanneG" said...

Just right up my alley the bluesy/purple look. Very nice on the candle and base.

Jeanette Jobson said...

The gold is so realistic Mary. Very lovely. I love the fabric, it looks quite touchable.

Billie Crain said...

looks just like gold, Mary! Bravo!

Mary said...

Thank you Jeanne, Jeanette and Billie for your visit and your comment. I enjoyed this one and I hope to work on another tomorrow.

GalleryJuana said...

The colors are lovely. I look forward to seeing your next study. Patience seems necessary when working with pastels.

Sue Johnson said...

I think you caught the reflective quality of the surface very well and the lushness of the cloth.

Mary said...

Juana, thank you for your visit. Yest I am learning pastel does require quite a bit of patience.

Sue, thank you! This color hopefully, will work as one of the ones on the grisaille

Anita said...

Delicious richness here. Love your use of fabric - going to head out myself now to buy some for future still lifes!

Mary said...

Thank you, Anita. I'll be waiting for your next art project after your refreshing vacation.

Pilan said...

Mary, this is beautiful. I think you did wonderful on this one.

Super and so impressed with you progress.

Mary said...

Thank you, Paula! Still have a couple more to do on the color study of all of the objects in the grisaille. it should be fun this week.

Johnnie Scoutten said...

I think these new pieces are beautiful, Mary. They just keep getting better and better.