Oil Pastels

The Original magazine image advertised Mabelline Lip Sticks. The model in this picture is Josie Maran. (Not Kylie Minogue!)

Oil pastal on A5 sketch book paper.

The second of the make up oil pastals. This advertises kohl eyeliner. I like using oil pastals when an image in a magazine is bright, and shocking. The pastals really make the features stand out.

Oil pastal on A5 sketch book paper.

Taken from a magazine, shows singer and actress Hilary Duff blowing bubblegum.

Oil pastal on A4 sketch book paper.

Taken from a magazine, The picture is of a couple hugging on a beach. The lighting was late evening, giving the couple a deep, bright glow to their skin. (making the female very oranage and the male very pink!)

Oil pastal on A4 sketch book paper.

One of my first oil pastals. A man is kissing a woman's forehead. Advertises a fragrence in a magazine.

Oil pastal on A4 sketch book paper.

I was influenced to do this oil pastal because I dyed my hair red a while back. But this is not self portrait, instead it's taken from a magazine advertising hair dye.

Oil pastal on A4 sketch book paper.

This is a still life of items on a chair.

Oil patal on A2 cartridge paper.

An oil pastel of UK singer, Natasha Bedingfield. This oil pastel can be purchased on www.impressionz-art.com in which some of the money will go towards Cancer Research UK.

This oil pastel was specially painted for my friend who likes mermaids and she requested a picture. The idea for this oil pastel was taken from a Magazine photo, which I then made the legs look like a mermaid's tail.

20/05/08

20/08/08

This oil pastel is 75 cm x 55 cm, painted by request. 28/08/09