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The Lure of Velour
It was love at first sight! Seeing and feeling the lush colours available in suede matboard were a sensuous experience
indeed. Putting the first strokes on it with extra soft pastels had me hooked!
Yet pastel is not a medium I came to early in my lifelong pursuit of art. I was a watercolour painter from when I was a
youngster and continued to prefect my craft until I was in my middle years. At that point I was looking for a medium that
had more punch. I took on acrylics and later on oils, all of which I love for their particular qualities. However, none of
these mediums are as direct and immediate as pastels. It is just so much fun having all these bits of pure pigment at your
fingertips. A little dab of this or that is just so easy with all the colour choices available. It is an ideal beginner’s medium
as well as being ever so practical when on location out of doors, however; excitement for pure colour only takes you so
far! Naturally, one must deal with those essential ingredients like composition and design, values and temperature to
achieve a successful painting.
