TRUST YOUR GUT

OIL PASTEL LANDSCAPE

ADVANCED 2-D ART

oil pastel on black charcoal paper

Senior Samantha Tun,

the lone ranger in this 3rd year level class last year,

had to find a gorgeous photo of a landscape and blow it up onto an 14" by 17"paper,

then draw/paint it in oil pastel.

She did a glorious job with her color choices and transitional areas.

I especially enjoyed her rendering of the wood pier.

Here is Sam below checking proportions and balance as she builds the piece.

All my 2-D kids are required to do this before they turn in a composition.

Do they all do it?

No.

But I encourage them to.

Your gut never lies.

It will tell you from a distance if something feels off.

They have to learn to trust their inner artist.

Here is the proud creator showing off her work.