Sunday, August 5, 2007

Cross Jelly

9x11
Soft Pastel on GatorGrit 400-b Waterproof Sandpaper
Price: NFS
Year painted: 2004
Pastels used: Nupastel, Rembrandt, Schmincke
Source: Multiple photographs found on the Internet.

This was the third in an ongoing series of works studying jellyfish. I especially enjoyed the process of learning how to create the luminous quality of their transparent bodies. I discovered that this fine grade of sandpaper works very well for blending colors and thus create the soft glow jellies have when they are lit within the confines of an aquarium.

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