Greetings -
New pastels from good old Dick Blick. Simple pleasures are the best? Six new Terry Ludwig soft pastels as a lovely Spring treat. And guess what? A touch or six from some of these new sticks are just the thing for saving some winter bears from a possible Spring bonfire. Whew!
One survivor is a large face that was "finished" since last Fall. He sat in his pale green-ness in front of a pale greenish background, and although the dude was pleasant enough he just never came out of his boring greenish shell. He has had a make-over.......both in color and scale. Now his little writing in the corner states: I'm no longer boring." True and kinda scary? True. His new title might be "Hudson's Cousin." Wouldn't want to meet them together in a dark forest. What a difference a few layers of powdered color can make.
The newest experiment is a large sheet of Rives BFK covered with the dust of drawings past. A wonderful warm grey. Am working on a batch of sitting bears a tone or two lighter than the original layer. Foggy misty fun. On to it.
A bunch of the bears are on display for the month of March at Manna Cafe in Madison, Wisconsin. Bears and food just go together so well! Here's hoping that the furry crew will be missed when they're gone, and that a few Madison folks will have been introduced to their quirky kind of fun.
-Sue
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