Landscape in Pastel: Reflections of Monet's Garden with Urania Christy Tarbet

Landscape in Pastel: Reflections of Monet's Garden with Urania Christy Tarbet Review

From foundation to completion, Urania Christy Tarbet, PSA shows you the entire process necessary to construct a delicate, peaceful slice of time captured at Monet's reflecting pond at his garden in Giverny. Urania begins by explaining her material preferences. She shares pointers on archiving work and keeping track of pastels. She then tones her pastel surface (Ampersand Pastel Board) to help establish continuity and harmony. She discusses the pros and cons of her composition and demonstrates blocking in the basic shapes of her drawing using simple vine charcoal. Urania lays down the basic colors in her painting, preparing the way to capture the subtle color shifts of her subject in subsequent layers. Urania uses several time-tested techniques to apply her pastel. She overlaps multiple layers of hues to create an astounding array of subtle greens. She shows you how to reclaim the grit of your drawing surface. Urania also points out special considerations to take into account when working with soft pastels, and suggests ways to make clean up and framing easier.