I have a really nice (subjective) set of ancient oil pastels that I have not touched since maybe 2006. Adult me has no ideas for drawing/painting/making anything, because I don't currently have enough skills to conceptualize things I could actually make, and also because if I'm honest I have been feeling pretty tense and repressed.

Art people, do you know of any good beginner exercises or simple projects? Or ideas to get things going? I want to play with my pastels and paints but I don't want to waste them.

My latest work in progress, a portrait of actor #SaoirseRonan in the role of Jo March. This is a practice exercise, using #Unison soft #pastels on pastel board. It’s interesting to correct as I go. Along the way I realized I had her eyes too close together, nose a little too short, her ears too high, neck too squat and narrow. Using the Pomodoro technique, I paint for 25 min., take a 5 min. break to look out the window, and come back with fresh eyes.
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Teaching myself portraiture, not to do portraits per se, but for a personally meaningful series I’m developing.

I believe I have painted three heads in my life, all of them ~30 years ago. Two of those were of gargoyles.

For this, my first purposeful practice, I’m painting an actor who played Jo in Little Women (from 2019).

I invite you to follow me for more real, human-made, analog art. 🎨👍 #BreitensteinArt

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"Pastel sunset"

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I was in a rainbow, pastel, spiral making mood today. So, I made these candle holders. Now all I need is chocolate and a nap.

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