This is a quick painting of a Barn Owl, my 18 month oul grandson 'Dylan' loves owls, he calls them 'hoo hoo's'. This painting is for him.
12" x 9" Pastel on black sugar paper.
beautiful work John.I love owls too,I wondered, what is sugar paper?
Artist Reply: Hi Ruth
Sugar paper is also known as construction paper. Originally it was a rough paper used for packaging sugar. It has a slightly toothed surface perfect for pencil, oil pastel and pastel. I use it mostly for sketching with pastel and sometimes for paintings in pastel if I am using a loose style. It is much cheaper than ‘designer’ pastel paper so you can work up you preliminary sketches without heavy cost.
John
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Sharon Gonzalez 09 Dec 2010
LOVE THIS, JOHN. OUTSTANDING PASTEL.ruth sears 08 Dec 2010
beautiful work John.I love owls too,I wondered, what is sugar paper?