International artist Christopher Reid painting all subjects in pastel, watercolor, acrylic. Author of "Pastel Painting: The comprehensive guide to soft pastel"
I love being out in nature and I love painting scenes with dramatic lighting, If you overdo sunbeams they can look cheesy, so I tried to keep them subtle and natural looking. I painted with only a few pastels sticks on black paper.…
We usually think of reflections in terms of what they reflect. I wanted to show reflections that did not distract from the actual water for a change. The sky is reflected but I made it more subtle than usual and lowered the chroma of the …
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With this painting I wanted to capture the feeling of a summer afternoon when everything is slowing down to prepare for the night. I used the foreground trees to frame the composition and draw the viewer inward to the pond. I ke…
Who doesnt like icecream? This is a painting of my niece, Cici. I thought it would be interesting to paint a contre-jour (against daylight) portrait as they are not often done. Usually the sub…