Track in the Flinders Ranges

A highly skilled pastellist in Queensland shares her techniques for creating this beautiful landscape work … inspired by the legendary Flinders Ranges in South Australia.

Contributed by Heather Jones

MATERIALS • Full sheet of Coloured Pastel Paper with a rough surface. • Good quality mixture of Artists’ Soft Pastels. STEP ONE I printed out a photograph which I took of a bushy track in the Flinders Ranges; and I chose a dusty pink for the background paper. Using a bit of artistic license, I started with a dark pastel making a few lines where the feature trees would be. I marked in a track to get some depth into the subject. STEP TWO I blocked in some sky with two shades of blue. I used at least two shades of blue and some mauve to blend in the sky, as this gave a more interesting vibrancy. Next, I blocked in some light green for background foliage – also mixing a couple of shades of green and some…

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