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| In Progress Pastel Drawing |
This week I’ve been
looking at masks on Pinterest. I find
these pared back, monochromatic masks really intriguing and used them as the
basis for last Saturday’s ArtWorks class (for kids aged 5-14). The kids responded well to them and these are
two of the paintings they made along with my example one.
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| Callum's (11) Mask Painting |
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| Katie's (6) Mask Painting |
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| My Mask Painting - using gouache rather than the bright poster paints the kids had |
Another great
resource for masks is this catalogue I have from the Musée du Quai Branly in
Paris. The photographs are superb and
the information fascinating. You can buy it on Amazon and perhaps other places too.
I’ve started drawing
some of them from memory rather than copying directly. This one at the top of the post is in progress and I’ve been using
pastels. I love pastels, the sheer
chalkiness and the way they crumble and you can smudge. This time I’m using a box of Unison pastels
which I bought years ago and the tones I have are just perfect for this. I’ll post the completed drawing when I
finally finish it.
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