Cricket Patina

Written on December 4, 2009 by Daniel in Commented On, News, Oil Pastels

Here’s an oil pas­tel nude fig­ure draw­ing of Cricket, a model that I’ve worked with many times. She’s the header of this site. Most of my oil pas­tels use a build up method, I sel­dom do a wipe away like this one. I pulled most of the pig­ment back off of the sur­face using Gam­sol. It’s messy but it does lend the work an ethe­real qual­ity. I’ve grown to like this oil pas­tel draw­ing over the years. There’s some­thing cap­ti­vat­ing in the under­state­ment of the modeling.

Cre­ated with Sen­nelier Oil Pas­tels on Stone­henge Paper. Prints are avail­able. Con­tact me for details.

Written by Daniel

Daniel Gill studied art with Joe Helseth and Bill Ransom in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began his career as an art director in 1983 and has been an award winning graphic designer-illustrator for more than 20 years. Daniel has taught illustration at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Georgia and at The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. He was one of the founding members of the Illustrators’ Jam which later became Raw Visceralia, an art experience at PNCA. Pastels were Daniel’s first love. Counting Gary Kelley, Edward Degas and Toulouse Lautrec among his influences. He discovered oils in 2006 and is currently working on the series, Connective Tissue. Daniel lives in Portland, Oregon.

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2 Responses to Cricket Patina
  1. Quin Sweetman
    December 8, 2009 | 3:33 pm

    I love the soft feel of this one!

  2. Daniel
    December 8, 2009 | 4:49 pm

    Thanks Quin,

    I’ll have to do more like this one. I like the line quality.

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