“The important thing is to create. Nothing else matters; Creation is all.” Pablo Picasso
The Spiti holidays ( Himachal Pradesh ) happened in 2013. But the memories are so fresh. By painting a landscape scene from my travel journey, I make it all the more memorable. The winding roads, high up in the mountains, carved out by cutting through the mountains, so people like us can enjoy the beauty of the unseen wonders of this part of the world. So grateful to all those who worked so hard and made it happen.
We were so overwhelmed by the landscape around the roads, that we took frequent breaks to soak in the lovely atmosphere and of course to capture few photographs for reference ( For my future artworks). I still haven’t painted them all. Each one being very close to my heart.
Road to Spiti
A soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper
Size 5” X 7”
Step 1. I lightly draw the outline using a white pastel pencil on a medium toned Canson Mi Teintes paper
( Used Twilight shade here ). Using Mungyo and Kohinoor Toison Dor soft pastels, I then use
Very light touch to fill in the respective colours keeping in mind the tonal values and perspective.
Step 2. Once I have covered the entire surface of the paper with the respective colours as per my
interpretation ( The photo captures all the colours. Whereas in reality the distant objects are
dull in colour and do not have any details or sharp outlines ). I lightly blend at places using
my finger.
Step 3. In the final layer I add more colours to create depth. I also use pencils at this stage to put in
details at several places as required. That about completes the painting. I normally do not use any
fixative as I personally feel that it dulls the colours. I use a butter paper on top and staple it at
one end and then keep it in the folder until framed.
My art studio
With my collection of soft pastels
And pastel pencils
Kohinoor Toison Dor
120 soft pastels ( Foldable box )
Purchased from Art Lounge
Sennelier extra soft
120 half stick
Paris Collection
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