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Distance and Foreground

Landscapes can be seen as planes of distance: the further away you see, the less defined, hazy, and lacking of true local color seen...

Adding Detail and Atmospheric Effects

Working a pastel painting entails building up layers of pigment with refinements that add depth and atmospheric effects. Note the upper...

Working the canvass

Further refinements. Balanced the canvass with more foggy and shady blue tones. Reduced green grass area in middle, replacing with...

Adding detail

Today's changes include adding more detailed grasses in the foreground. By grabbing attention to the foreground grasses, the middle...

A few refined touches

Note the depth in value in the foreground grasses. Today, as can be seen at the lower right of the painting, I have added highlights...

Work in progress - Marton Road Field

Marton Road in Pittsfield Township. Soft pastel on sanded paper. Wrapping up the top half and will start refining the grassy area in...

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