5 Easy Tips for Intuitive Pastel Painting - Get Your Creative Juices Flowing!
Channel: Monet Cafe' with Artist Susan Jenkins
Date: 2022-05-20

In this lesson, I share the wonderful benefits of painting with a bit of abstraction and an intuitive approach, along with 5 Tips to create this type of painting. This method of painting has many benefits, plus it's a great way to get your artistic juices flowing!

5 TIPS for Creating Intuitive Paintings:
1. Use a scrap surface - By repurposing a surface or using a scrap surface, we can often feel less rigid and loosen up a bit when painting.
2. Create a bold underpainting - Use a bold color to tone the whole surface or have some fun with a few colors. Add water or alcohol to pastels and turn the surface to let the color drip and run to create interesting shapes.  
3. Use creative color or colors you don't normally use - Give those poor little colors a try that rarely get used in your palette!
4. For subject matter-  work from your imagination, or zoom in very close to a flower or other objects for interesting shapes and textures.  Also, try making some sweeping large strokes across your surface and let the energy inspire you to explore creative mark making.  (See this video on pastel mark making for inspiration: https://youtu.be/ClowocXx4ao )
5. Add interesting linear marks or outlines - create movement in your piece by adding linear marks with lots of gesture... or even outline certain elements for focal interest. 

Additional Abstract inspiration: I love the work of artist, Debora Stewart. She has many videos on her channel, but these are goof for creative energy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl4lDd_a5KU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbMJ8ji614

Benefits of Abstract / Intuitive Painting: 
A great way to loosen up before a more serious piece
A great way to get back in the swing of things after a break from painting
A great way to get out of an artistic rut
A relaxing and / or worship experience

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