We came back to Idaho from Oregon today and made a couple of sketching stops. It was boiling hot, around 29degrees C or 90F and we were on a tight schedule so only had enough time for a quickie or two. This was drawn from a rest stop in the mountains on The Oregon Trail, at Burnt River – at one point we were over 4,000 feet up.
I scribbled this in oil bars onto a canvas sheet prepared with oil-based litho/relief ink squeegeed on at random and left to dry.
This artist residency has been supported by Wales Arts International and Arts Council Wales.
What are oil bars? Are they anything like oil pastels? Lovely vibrant palette, definitely some warm sun influence there 😉
Oil bars are quite different to pastels. They’re made by Winsor and Newton and they are oil paint in stick form. They give you a lovely flowing line to draw with, so you don’t have to use brushes to do apainting.
Thanks! sounds great, might have to look out for them!
They’re great to get a free, sketchy type of drawing\painting and they’re quite tough.
Love the sketch very Georgia O’Keeffe – one of my favourite artists
Thank you, high praise indeed. I only know her flower paintings
How delightful! You’re getting inspired by strong bright American colors! Watch out you don’t end up with a palette like mine! Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course…
I love the palette 🙂
Reblogged this on Sticks, Stones, and Paper Stew Blog and commented:
A beautiful piece by my new friend. The hills in Eastern Oregon and Idaho are spectacular!
Thank you 🙂
Reblogged this on therealbitzymum and commented:
Deceptively simple but lots of layers! Reblogged from scribblah.
Thank you for deb logging 🙂
That should say reblogging, darn spell checker.
Would oil bars work in the rain?
Should do, as long as what you’re drawing on doesn’t get wet and soggy. I’ve prepared canvas sheets, the ones you can buy in pads, with a couple of coats of gesso then a layer of oil pigment.
I’m just ordering some now to experiment
Great 🙂