I was reading Betty Edwards’ book on color, and one of the exercises she has her students do relates to their own color associations with each of the four seasons.
Abstract
Abstract in Pastel
I did this work entirely in NuPastels, using Canson Mi-Teintes in “Red Earth”. I actually got the idea from a post by Karen Margulis, riffing off of her underpainting in preparation for a scene of trees and grass in summer.
It was a warm Christmas Eve, quite spring-like, as I worked this, which got me thinking of gardens yet also of stained glass windows.
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