This is the first pastel I have included in the 30 in 30 challenge. I have been working in oils and have enjoyed it immensely but I felt like visiting my pastel box today. This is 100% pastel. The underpainting was done using pastel with water and a brush. After letting that dry I applied more pastels to the top.
I love this one. The contrast between the values, and that vase make me very happy. This photo for the most part is correct but there is a bit of blue outside the window pane, and on the tips of a few petals that are not showing up here for some reason.