Busying Around Ready to Paint a Big Massive Hare!

That's it!  I've decided to really go outside my painting size comfort zone.

Now "big" to me is A3 as I am usually an 8x10 inch kind of girl. Also I can't go bigger than A3 as my scanner won't take it and I want to be able to scan my artwork and make cards and possible prints in the future.

The reason - this absolutely gorgeous Indian Hare.

My latest muse - a glorious Indian Hare[/caption]

I purchased her image from a royalty free site along with 4 others yesterday - blowing £30 but so worth it don't you think?

These are the other hare images I bought - so excited to use these in future works...[/caption]

I printed her this morning - she slurped up a tonne of ink but I don't care! I want to see large details...

Hare printing this morning[/caption]

Lately I have been painting a few hares for a client and so I am in hare "groove".

A recent hare commission in watercolour 11x14 inches[/caption]

The thing is - now I have her printed and ready to go and feel I want to do her in pastel and not watercolour I have realised that I am short of yellow pastels....Oh dear - well - any excuse to go and buy a nice new set of the fabulous Unison soft pastels to complement my stash so far:)

I love drawing in graphite, carbon and painting portraits in soft pastels. This is my drawing gear.[/caption]

Unison are the best pastels if you ask me - the way they handle, the shape of them and their colour richness is amazing.

I will be painting this hare on Art Spectrum Colourfix Pastel Paper in sand - a divine and fine yet gritty surface that accepts soft pastel like a dream.

Now I just have to get myself all set up as I had put all my pastels away after having a painting day with 3 lovely ladies this week.

My large reference photo - on wall and ready to roll![/caption]

Watch this space:)