Like Father....Like Son

Well the experimenting with the oil pastel goes on.  This was done with the Pentel line of oil pastels, they are pretty creamy sticks, but they are little guys and wear down quickly. 

This reference comes from the September challenge on Paint and Draw Together.  You might want to check this site out, http://paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.com/, Lela comes up with great reference photos each month, it is a nice little community of artists to comment and help, and always subjects that you might not attempt on your own.  Lela posted the rooster and said to change up the composition; so I added the little chick as additional interest and a bit of humor as he is taking strutting lessons from Dad.  Been wanting to do a rooster for a while and this guy was pretty colorful.

I am still unsure about this media, oil pastel, it puts a lot of color down and there is a point where it blends pretty well, and then it gets clogged or super slick.  Seems more waxey than oiley to me, the feel kind is like crayons.  But the creamy ones go on like lipstick.  I am working on pretty smooth paper and not sure if that is the reason why I hit this clog point, probably need to try something with more texture but then probably will need to use solvent to get it into the valleys of the paper so you don't see the white spots coming through like you do in the background.  Anyway, think I am going to have to get busy and go back to something I feel a bit more comfortable with. 

I've listed out the pictures I want to do in the near future and there are a bunch of them (11 to be exact, now that's crazy as can't possibly get them all done) so playing probably has to stop a bit.  I do want to try to get some Christmas theme pictures done this year as well.  But before it's nose to the grindstone, I am going to try one more experiment on canvas as I would love to find a way to do something where I can keep the picture price down and that means no matting or framing costs.  So.... got to learn how to use those darn brushes and acrylic paint.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

Comments

Log Cabin Studio said…
I love that you added the little chick,it just adds to the painting.
A very Dandy rooster,love it.

September 24, 2014 at 10:52 PM
Nelvia said…
We were in the mountains on the porch and started them and they came together pretty fast, just plain fun. This rooster has lots of color and was fun to,try to get his pattern. Am starting the girls now :)
September 25, 2014 at 8:29 AM
hmuxo said…
A fun subject, Nelvia! Wonderful work .
September 25, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Jane said…
The 'Dad' looks so proud, and love how you created the feathers with all those little dots of different colors , wow !
September 25, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Danielle v/d Horst said…
Zo lief heel mooi gemaakt Nelvia en dank je wel voor al je lieve berichtjes op mijn blog
September 25, 2014 at 1:23 PM
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