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This pastel painting is done on La Carte Pastel Card. The painting is done with soft pastels. This painting measures 23"X29".As I prepare to become a serious plein air painter I have decided to develop my skills in quickly rendering my subject. I am tempted to call this a sketch rather than a painting based on the amount of time I am putting into the painting. I started this painting at 5:30 pm and finished at 6:50pm. I have the ability to chase the light with pastels because of their amazing abiltiy to cover the surface quickly. At the end of this painting I gave final touches all over the surface to reflect the quickly fading light. To develop this skill I am putting myself on some kind of internal timer. I am not timing the painting but I know when to stop. Most quick draw competitions seem to run from 1.5 to 3 hours long. I have decided to not sacrafice the size of my paintings in these practices; instead I am looking to increase the quality of my paintings within this time limit. I find myself intentionally going out to paint when there is only a little amount of time left in the day. Once I feel I have accomplished this goal I will start my next focus. The next focus will be painting even larger plein air paintings with several return visits. That will present a whole new series of challenges.
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