THESE PASTEL PORTRAITS WERE DRAWN ON VELOUR PAPER. THE SUBJECTS ARE VARIOUS MODELS FROM MAGAZINE COVERS AND ADVERTISEMENTS.

"Painting Portraits was my first love as an Artist. Striving for a likeness has its merits but it is the discoveries found along the way that makes it compeling."

PASTEL STICKS CONSIST OF PURE POWERED PIGMENT COMBINED WITH AN INERT BINDER . THERE ARE BOTH SOFT AND HARD PASTELS. PASTEL ON VELOUR IS AN INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTE FOR PASTEL ON SOFT SUEDE LEATHER. CONSIDERED TO BE THE PERFECT DRY MEDIUM.