Some studies

[Jayde]

I've been really bored and unmotivated with my art lately but recently I have been reading up on Van Gogh. I was interested to read a bit about his colour theories and decided to play around with colour using pastels. I am going to explore more using acrylics as the pastels tend to blend on the paper, which is not quite what I was after.

[Judy]

The poppy one looks so much like a tapestry pattern I can imagine it done with coloured threads. I think the chosen support lets some of these down a little. The newer types of gritty papers dont smudge or blurr so much so may be better. The more you do the better you get.

[Mrs Willow]

Yes, I thought tapestry/embroidery too! I think that you could be on to something with your technique...Your images are interesting and are looking good....keep going.
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Sandy

[Petra Sohns]

I've been really bored and unmotivated with my art lately but recently I have been reading up on Van Gogh. I was interested to read a bit about his colour theories and decided to play around with colour using pastels. I am going to explore more using acrylics as the pastels tend to blend on the paper, which is not quite what I was after.

i like those, the style is very attractive to stimulate the mind
great work

[emkay]

I like this - could be the start of a great direction for you!

[Jayde]

Thankyou everyone. I'm just experimenting at the moment and not convinced that is a style I want or in fact whether I want to pursue pastels. I just want to find that trigger that will get me motivated into producing some decent work. Currently whenever I start a painting I get bored with it after a few hours and put it aside and as a consequence I am producing nothing! Does this happen to anyone else?

[after-dark]

looks very tapestry like. I like it though - interesting to look out and very well done:)

[Jewels]

Jayde, your technique is very interesting and well done, I love the poppies,and yes I do get bored with painting sometimes, if I really want to paint something I really want to do, it always turns out okay, but if I paint something that doesnt interest me much, I get bored with it and never do a good job of it,and usually ends up on top of a cupboard somewhere, I have tried different techniques etc, and I get cross with myself that I muck up so many paintings so I try to stick to the things I know Ican paint well, but doesnt hurt to be adventurous until you discover what and how you really want to paint