Comments on: The Secret Life of Charcoal

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:38:56 +0000

Thanks for the comments. Hope this step helps some of you feel more ready to face the empty page or blank canvas! I’ll try to get more charcoals up from time to time. And Lorenzo, considering the work you do in pastel, what you said really makes me smile!

By: Lorenzo Chavez

Lorenzo Chavez — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:57:29 +0000

Aaron,
Great drawings. You have mastered both drawing and the Pastel medium.
Bravo.
Lorenzo

By: Kathie Wheeler

Kathie Wheeler — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:22:28 +0000

Great drawings Aaron. I would only add that it also gives you a chance to work out hard and soft edges before you start painting.

By: Tina AS

Tina AS — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:16:54 +0000

Wow, immensely enjoyed your pastels. Living in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, for more than 5 years now has seduced me to paint landscapes, a lot of them in pastels, although am primarily a figurative artist.

By: Scott Jones

Scott Jones — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:15:41 +0000

Definitely going to add this step to my process. I love working with vine charcoal; the result really is like a black&white painting. And the idea of using the preliminary drawing as a “blueprint” to recover things lost during the lay-in is great. Thanks very much for posting this.

By: William Worcester

William Worcester — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:33:59 +0000

Great drawings. I will try to do some charcoal drawings before I start my paintings now because of this blog. Up until now I have been doing marker thumbnails, however these drawings are works of art in their own right and should be framed and exhibited. Thanks for sharing this idea.

By: Jan Hutchinson

Jan Hutchinson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:29:37 +0000

I think these are stunning and am going to try this process the next time I do a studio piece. I agree with your friends-they are really completed works within themselves. I first became aware of your work through the Pastel Journal and have followed your blog and website since-your work is always wonderful.