Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Jefferson Memorial

Our current challenge on the Different Strokes From Different Folks blog is painting the Jefferson Memorial at night. I was happy to try my hand at this, as I think pastels are perfect for this sort of painting. I blocked in the shapes and refined from there, finishing the painting relatively quickly. Unfortunately, I've spent many more hours photographing and playing with it in Photoshop than I did painting it, and I still can't seem to get the colors to show up accurately. It is more vibrant in person, but this is as close as I can get to the original.


5"x7"
Soft Pastels on Suede Matboard

16 comments:

  1. gianlucioJanuary 13, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    hellò Kari, ho visto le tue opere, sono molto belle.... di un grande senso artistico. Mi farebbe piacere se dai uno sguardo al mio blog.
    Ciao

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  2. Kari TirrellJanuary 13, 2009 at 3:33 PM

    Thank you, Gianlucio. I appreciate the compliment! I will take a look at your blog. :)

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  3. UnknownJanuary 13, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    this is gorgeous! I want to try a suede matboard now.

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  4. Kari TirrellJanuary 13, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    Thanks, Sheila! I highly recommend trying the suede matboard. I'm totally hooked on it!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    I love the softness of the pastels! I've not tried pastels yet, but your work makes me want to really bad. Beautiful work! (:

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  6. Kari TirrellJanuary 14, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    Thank you, Christy! I love pastels. They are so fun to work with. But beware if you try, they are addictive!

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  7. Torrie SmileyJanuary 14, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    Love it!

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  8. Kari TirrellJanuary 14, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    Thanks, Torrie!

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  9. dominique eichiJanuary 15, 2009 at 9:01 AM

    very nice soft feel and well done.

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  10. Kari TirrellJanuary 15, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    Thanks, Dominique! :)

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  11. Theresa RankinJanuary 17, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Very stately and gorgeous!! Suede board...hmmm...Love pastels but don't use them very often...

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  12. Kari TirrellJanuary 17, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    Thanks, Theresa!

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  13. artbyakikoJanuary 18, 2009 at 12:18 AM

    This is so beautiful!!
    I have never tried suede matboard. Got to check it out.

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  14. Kari TirrellJanuary 18, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    Thanks, Akiko!

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  15. Angela ElledgeJanuary 18, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    Hello Kari,
    Your pastel work is beautiful; I just took a look at your website; love your many portratis!

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  16. Kari TirrellJanuary 18, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    Thank you, Angela!:)

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