Firstly we have to thank Jane for stepping up for us and doing this demonstration. The evening was originally booked to be a demonstration by Geoff Thorpe but unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Geoff had to cancel at a late date.
We were very pleased to see Jane again, she is a very talented artist and always 
produces a brilliant picture. This evening was to be no different and with a piece of paper already taped to the board in a brownish colour, she commenced her pastel picture.
This evening we watched a leopard appear in no time at all using mainly Inscribe pastels, these are a cheap pastel but a good all rounder pastel to start with,
Starting with a horizontal line to keep the eyes in the right place, Jane worked the eye shapes and the lines for the nose and then gradually worked into the head. Using quite bright colours to start with as she said you could always dull the colours down later but it would be more difficult to brighten the picture. She added a turquoise to the eye and a little highlight and suddenly the leopard came to life. Working into the fur in the direction the fur would grow and then adding spots firstly in a lighter shade and then darkening as she went on, now the leopard really was beginning to come alive.
After a short tea break and a few presentations to members of the Club, Roy Bull for Best Picture in Show and Colin Mossman and Stella Masters and a few announcements, Jane continued on. This time she added more black into the markings and eye surrounds and highlights to the fur. Lastly the whiskers went on in a very soft pastel of bright white but she then dulled them in places where shadow would take away the brightness.
A brilliant, very interesting and informative demonstration. Thank you Jane for standing in for us, we hope to see you again.
Report courtesy Cathy newton and photos Colin Mossman.
RAG 