For many years I was so faithful to watercolour, it was my true and only. In the last couple of years, though, I tried more materials than in a whole decade before that. I started with acrylic paint and oil, then there were printing experiments, and now I went on to pencils, crayons, pastels and even gauche. Yes, gauche, that I painted with last time when I was maybe 6 years old đ
What can I say? New materials a very liberating. Itâs like moving to a new place where no one knows you and starting all over again. And itâs easy to make mistakes, youâve never done that before, itâs okay to mess up.
Plus, stuff like oil pastels are good for quick sketches, so if I donât have many hours, and lately I cannot find time for a proper painting session, sketching with some dry materials is quick and not too dirty.
These small (a4) random sketches Iâve accumulated since Christmas. I wonât call them âfinished worksâ, but I like some elements and maybe will use some parts in digital projects or print as posters, havenât decided yet. But l like this abundance and variety, Iâve been missing it since corona started đ






