Having spent some time on the laptop doing experiments with the fungi photos, for some reason I just started a pastel study of one of the images. I drew some shapes quickly in orange, and then blocked in areas of yellow and mauve. I deliberately smudged with my fingers as well.
The aim is to quickly fill the page without attention to detail.
Though the fungus was growing on a log, the colour enhancement I had done with the photo caused the log part to appear blue. This seemed like a useful contrast.
The complexity of the subject has led to a rather time-consuming project. I felt the need to complete the page. Bearing in mind the concept that a picture only really gets going once all the white paper is covered, I planned to go over it again (having fixed it) with thin hard pastels to get more form and structure.
This is the state of the work now. There are bits I hate because the drawing gets a bit sloppy. I will prop it up and see which changes are necessary. So far I have used very few colours and no black. If I can keep it that way I will be pleased.
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