A challenge on Wetcanvas for oil pastels was a field with hay bales. I haven’t had an opportunity to paint hay before, so I figured why not give it a try.
This oil pastel (9×12) was painted on Mi-Teintes pastel paper that was tinted Cad. Yellow, which looked more like a bright orange. My plan was to give the scene a warm atmosphere so the paper peeked through in various places lending to the warmer scene that I was looking for. The foreground grasses were scraped down several times with a straight edge razor to get more texture. Mid-range Magenta, purple and cobalt were used to break up the green, but if I had more guts I would have really gone wild with more evidence of the color – for now they are more subtle than anything else. The photograph doesn’t show the deeper oranges and burnt sienna’s – hopefully you get the idea.
It was an interesting scene to paint. Thanks for looking ~
Oil Pastels by Mary 
Ah, this is really amazing Mary! Warm colors❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Violet for your lovely comment – glad you enjoyed the piece.
Wow!! This is amazing, Mary!!! Looks so real. xx
Hi Cha, thanks so much!
This makes me miss the mid-west.Beautiful.
Thank you very much Laurie, I love the richness of the fields.
That is lovely!
Thanks Lady!
This is beautiful. Such a serene and gentle painting. I could just lay up against one of those bales of hay and take a nap. 🙂 The colors are great, love the greens and texture in the field.
Thank you Janell, I’m so glad you had a connection with this painting. Really appreciate your feedback and hearing what you enjoy about it.
Love your harvest rolls 😉 Mary … late afternoon feel to this warming painting …
Thanks Poppy – I really enjoy painting the warmer scenes, something very inviting about them.
This is truly fabulous! It looks just like the field near my house and the colors are terrific. The whole scene is just happy!
Thanks Dorann – well now how interesting is this. I could look at one field and find five different paintings to do. You are lucky to have such a place by your house.
It’s also and interesting painting to view! I can’t even imaging making this with oil pastels. Kudos Mary!
Thanks Elena!
I am really enjoying your landscape series.
Thanks Gallivanta, I really appreciate it!
Very nice!!
Thank you Christy – very nice to meet you! Thanks for visiting my blog ~
I think it’s perfect!!!
Thanks Rhonda!
I can smell the hay and feel the warmth of the sun. Fantastic!
Thanks Susan, so glad you enjoyed the piece!
It is so peaceful and warm. I love it!
Thank you so much Francesca!
I know I’m not looking at the original, but the color here seems so right..maybe a higher tone would take away the natural feel, and a real sense of “fresh air”……
Hi Cynthia, thanks so much for your comments. I think if you saw the painting in person, you’d see that the warmth is a bit more than what’s showing here, but not so much that it takes away from the scene. I never know how a colored pastel paper will work with some scenes, sometimes it’s the vision in my mind that I try to convey and these papers are neat to work with.
That’s lovely, Mary. I like the warmth of this painting. 🙂 xx
Thanks Marina for your lovely comment – I like the warmer feel as well. Have a beautiful day ~
Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. I love everything. Too bad you didn’t push the brighter colors, but then it might look too over done. Or it might look like my present sunset, too bright for words or to be posted.
Hi Kerry, thanks very much for your comments and feedback. The painting is deeper in warm colors in person, just couldn’t get an image that accurately reflected the full range of colors – but hopefully this gives a good idea.