Working with a Limited Palette
Pastel is not a medium that you often think about mixing colour or limiting your palette. I have even heard it said, “You cannot mix colour with pastel.” I beg to differ.
About:
Tricia Taylor has been a Master Pastellist with the Pastel Society of Australia since 2010.
“The beauty and serenity of creation is what draws me to paint. I love to capture the feel of the moment whether that is the warmth of the light, the velvet feel of a petal or the fold of a cloth. As a seascape artist, I enjoy capturing the movement of the waves and the play of light on the sand. There is something quite spiritual and musical in the ocean. It is the light, the rhythm and the emotion that entices me to paint no matter what the subject.”
“The way the pastel becomes your brush and the paper your pallet is immediate and exciting to paint with. The subtle colour affects you can gain by glazing one colour over another gives a great depth to the artwork.”
“I have won awards in the areas of flower, still life, portraits, landscapes and seascapes. However, seascapes are my passion.”