Ok, here is the first oil pastel on a scrap of black Artagain paper. I am not sure I really like using the dark paper on this and am going to do another try but with a white background and a bit rougher texture. I think it will put more paint on the support with texture and I can try doing some sgraffito which I think would be pretty neat in the seed areas and maybe give the leaves some additional interest too. But for a first try I found out that the Crayola Portfolios, while creamy don't cover each other that well, but they can be diluted with water and that might be something to try. I also have had for many years the Faber Castell pastels and found them to be quite dry, now that might be my fault in that I've had them forever. I also had some Pentel which I found quite creamy, but they are pretty small sticks and not sure how many pictures you could actually get and could they be replaced individually? All good questions and certainly calls for ...
