Pastel still life painting of a glass, beer bottle and key

Pastel painting 4.5 inches x 8 inches $100

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As my “still life night” wore on, I moved to some different subjects. John had just finished one of his non-alcoholic beers and the arrangement on the table caught my eye. I used dark colored, sanded paper for these pastel paintings. I like the way the paper color (dusky purple in this case) peaks thru the pastel and unifies the color scheme. Also, since in pastel you work from dark to light, it saves time in that there is no need to create a dark underpainting.