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copyright 2012 Linda Young
Azaleas of Italian Lake
9" x 11" Pastel |
My friend, Clare Klaum, told me Saturday at Mechanicsburg Art Center how beautiful Italian Lake was with the azaleas blooming. I mentioned to my husband after that, if the weather was nice on Sunday, I thought we should do a picnic at the lake; I could paint and he could photograph and read his book. He liked that idea. That evening, Clare sent some jpegs for me to send out to the Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters and after seeing how beautiful it was, I had to see it for myself.
It rained Sunday morning but by noon, the skies were overcast and the temperature was warm enough to finalize our plans and go to the lake. The rain had gone and the sun was trying to break through the clouds. This is a painting which I did in pastel today. Pastels are very much an unknown territory for me; but I must say is a lot of fun to put down the colors with intensity. If you make a mistake, you can just go over it and rework the area again. My teacher,
Donna Mitchell told me she thought I was going to love pastels. At first I was skeptical and after using them more today and in a short period of time--I think she's right.
My first love will ALWAYS BE watercolors, however.
Linda Young Watercolors
P O Box 941
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
