Pastel and Pencil

Sue Embrey is a recent convert to pastel painting and yet has produced and exhibited some lovely pieces in a short period. This one of Manorbier was shown in an LAS exhibition last year and we had planned to use it in an advertising poster for this year's spring exhibition (The best laid plans ...)

Manorbier

Anyone using pastels or wanting to give them a try would benefit from visiting https://www.howtopastel.com/ If you scroll down the initial page you'll find a list of categories on the right which makes it easier to find your way around.

The next image is of a large piece Sue was working on recently

Sue has also shared a pencil drawing. She says, "A little experiment with pencil on hot press using a gridded photo to outline first. Tonally challenging but good for making one look Very hard. Use a good hard eraser and a soft brush to remove corrections!"