Part Two: Project Four – Stage Two. Exercise 3.

 This dry media drawing used oil pastels of two shades of orange. Using a sheet of A3 meant that the energy went into covering the page and allowing the underlying surface to create a form of texture/rubbing of its own. I tried manipulating this surface by heavy pressure on the pastel, scratching away with saw tooth files and screws etc., and eventually ending up holding the page over a lighted match so that the oil pastels melted and when too close left a burnt mark. Without a preconceived image in one’s mind the resulting effect was negligible but once again provided another resource for future use or embellishment. An interesting but less than satisfactory experiment in my mind – who would know? The variance between light and dark, soft and heavy and thickness and thinness could well be improved.

 I am still visualising the original resource image with its shiny and phosphorus colours highlighting the textures more so than the shapes and colours. Because the colours have been left imprinted on my mind I have used similar tones but tried to emphasize the texture when applying them. This time I used awash for the background and fine oil paints to hopefully create a better sheen to the finished work. Once again there could be a greater variation in the shading and toning range.

 

Incorporating needle felting to arrive at shape, colour and texture.This image represents my perception of the original resource piece with its texture highlighted by vibrant colour and concise shapes.