A nostalgic figurative pastel drawing inspired by painter Jack Vettriano . He painted with oil paint creating strong lines and angles. Have tried to somewhat approximate his style with pastel crayon but pastel crayon is a completely different medium. It gives a softer look but this also makes it a nostalgic painting. It's a bit mysterious. What is she thinking about under that parasol? Her butler is protecting her from the sun under the yellow parasol. The sun casts shadows on the sand. It's a sunny painting but still a bit sad because you don't know who is there under that parasol, sunk in thought. Here, the painting has been manipulated with Photoshop into a black and white drawing. This makes it even more of a nostalgic drawing. It's almost a black and white photo. Pastel drawing/ Pastel crayons/ Pastel pencil/ Hand-painted/ Inspiration/ Inspired/ Jack Vettriano/ Painter/ Sun/ Beach/ Sea/ Parasol/ Butler/ Man/ Woman/ Figurative art/ Mysterious/ Black/ White/ Black and white/ Nostalgia/ Drawing
I have time to draw and paint more after years of volunteer work for the St. Care Foundation The Gambia. Inspiration I got in the Gambia where I also lived. The colors, the population and life is a great source of inspiration. But also the quieter.. Read more…