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  1. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    My latest - Southern Carmine Bee eater Hi here's my latest pastel piece. A southern carmine beeeater from the Okavango Panhandle in Botswana. A link to the larger version is below. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3600827001_8ab48cea36_b.jpg and for Rahul, here's a link to my last two...
  2. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks Nick and Elina for the kind words.. I had planned to do a bigger piece for this composition, but a quick sketch developed into this! I use a combination of soft pastels for the background and for blocking in the areas then conte crayons for the details.
  3. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Water Rails Afraid I haven't got much pastel work done lately but here's one I did today. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2810869327_c060bed05a_b.jpg
  4. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks Halftwo, Have to say, I'm not really much of a twitcher, just as this bird was right on my doorstep so to speak and was sticking around I thought we should go for it. Glad I did! :)
  5. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks for your kind words. Arthur, I'd be more than happy to!o:D
  6. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks everyone. As Matt has mentioned, for those of you who have not been following the rare birds thread on this particular sparrow, I am going to give this painting to the kind people who found the bird and who have been so accommodating to everyone. I hope they like it! Jo
  7. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    White Crowned Sparrow Here is my finished white crowned sparrow piece Larger size is available on Flickr. Take care Jo
  8. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thank you! :) I think I will do a painting of the white crowned sparrow over the next few days, then maybe one of snow and lapland buntings..
  9. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks everyone!
  10. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Dabchicks Here is my latest, the two Little Grebes. Hope you like them.:cat:
  11. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thank you Larry!
  12. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks! I will post pics when it is done.
  13. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Just been out for a walk this morning and got a photo of a couple of dabchicks. I'm thinking of working this up into a pastel painting. What do you think?
  14. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks for the kind words Nick! ETA: Another one! White throated Kingfisher. :)
  15. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    A collared falconet- another little treasure I saw in India (Near Corbett National park):
  16. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks all. I love your merlin Alan!
  17. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Wallcreeper Inspired by Nick's wallcreepers and with a recent trip to India fresh in my mind. here is my attempt:
  18. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thank you all for the very positive comments. I think I surprised myself with this piece. I seldom complete anything that I would feel comfortable displaying in my home, but I'm seriously thinking about framing this piece. Considering I've only recently got into painting in pastels I''m amazed...
  19. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Here is my latest piece. Some black tailed godwits. Hope you like it. :D
  20. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thank you all. I'm working on a bigger pic of three godwits in pastels at the moment. I probably ought to look into some spray fixative when I get a chance though!
  21. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Hi finally got a chance to sit down and upload some more work. So here goes, most done from photos (with the exception of the last 3) as where possible I have tried to improve on the photo: Whitethroat Flamingos - Lake Naivasha Kenya Hadada Ibis Nairobi Peregrine Tate Modern London...
  22. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks! I have some more to post when I get a chance, as well as a watercolour of a treecreeper.
  23. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thanks, Yes that's why I chose the black card, they are really stunning metallic birds and I wanted to use the bright pastels to accentuate this quality.
  24. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    A Greater Blue-eared Starling from Treetops in Kenya:
  25. K

    Anyone here use pastels?

    Thank you all for your kind words. Peewit I will give your regards to Kai! I only have the one gecko and two psychotic bunnies. :D
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