Greetings!  This blog is about my preferred way to draw, which is using pastels.  I had experimented with various drawing media: pencil, colored pencil, charcoal and pen and ink, but I kept coming back to pastels. With pastels, I can create drawings in complex color pallets that have the richness of an oil painting.  The factors that must be considered while using pastels are many, the density and darkness of strokes, how layers of color affect one another.  The color of the paper being used will also affect the overall appearance of the finished drawing.

I enjoy working with pastels because they enable me to work with great freedom and experiment with different colors spontaneously.  There is no need for special tools or solvents.  A bad composition or mistake can usually be corrected.