Woman With Red Scarf
Medium: Pastels on Pastelmat
Size: 15.5″ x 12″ (unframed)
Year of creation: 2022
Availability: On exhibit at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery, 2500 Campeau Road, from March 4 -17, 2024
There is something so feminine and graceful about a woman’s back and the nape of her neck…or at least I always thought so. Combine that with any red clothing she might wear (or partly wear) and we have a perfect combination of feminine beauty, grace and sensuality.
What on Earth is a Pastel?
Pastel as an artistic medium is pure pigment dust held together by a transparent binder and formed in a stick or encased in a pencil. Pastel works age beautifully, their brilliant colour does not fade with the passing of time.
This artwork was created with pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat®, a paper card specially created for pastel paintings. The pastel pigments bind greatly with the Pastelmat, and no fixative is needed to secure the applied layers. However, pastel works should never be directly touched. They are best kept under a matted, glass-protected frame and away from high humidity, direct sunlight, or extreme heat.
