On my studio door at today is this multi layered portait in pastels.
I took a rubber to the drawing today and cleaned up some unwanted marks and smudges.
My tip for the day is spray fixative on your drawings ASAP !
Don't do what I do - invariably I leave charcoal or pastel drawings without fixing them. I usually make at least 5 or 6 drawings each session then return home and empty my portfolio - leaving the drawings on an ever increasing pile in my studio at home, the consequence of which is that the wretched drawings imprint themselves onto the backs of each other ! Another stupid thing that I used do was drawing on both sides of the paper. If you do that & forget to fix them - its a recipe for disaster ! I used to be very precious about my labours but now I'll rattle off a drawing and the act of drawing is far more important to me than the result - at least that's my excuse for developing sloppy habits !
Belated News Years Resolution : Take better care of my doodles !
“Gerald in Orange & Blue” Pastel on cartridge
595 x 840 mm
archive 0024
signed chris n wood
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