I was asked to create a long panorama of the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare for a couple who got engaged right there! I loved having an excuse to work big again and this is 36″ wide by 13″.
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Having sketched out the cliff face to get the perspective I’m making sure here that the horizon is level and at the golden ratio point which is about 0.61. |
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I’m working the land from farthest away. Each layer of land will have a mask of pastel applied over it and blended in slightly to give that effect of hazy morning light. |
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The waves make a nice sweeping motion around the bay here adding that sense of perspective. Here I’ve just given myself some directional lines to keep me right when I come to do the waves. |
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You can see my dark bottom layer on the cliff closest to you here. |
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The sea is loose and hopefully gives a sense of those waves rolling towards the cliffs. |
Hope you enjoyed the progress of this piece. It was something quite different for me as usually when I paint a landscape there is some kind of focus. Instead I feel like this has a calm feel to it with the focus being completely on the drama of the landscape.
The cliffs are a place I have not yet had the pleasure of visiting, but I think I need to go see them in person soon!
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Very very nice work. 🙂
Thank you Udo! Much appreciated 🙂
Thank you so much for showing how the pastel develops. I'm just a hobby artist but don't get enough time to become any good, I enjoy it nevertheless and nothing makes me happier than seeing progress from beginning to end – envious and inspiring!
Thanks so much for visiting and taking time to comment! It has become a habit to document the progress and I wish it didn't take so long to do the time lapse videos as I'd love to film them all! It's great to know that just seeing the progress can inspire. Although we might advance at different rates as artists depending on how much time we can devote to it…we all see progress in our work and that is encouraging! Thanks again 🙂
Beautiful work. I love the “as you go” pictures to see your method 🙂