Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

MATERIALS

• Arches Pastel and Fusain Laid Paper, 29.7• Charcoal.• Schmincke Pastels: White; Light Green; Grey Blue 1; Light Ochre; Greenish Grey; Greenish Umber; Olive Ochre Deep; Permanent Red; Carmine Red; Madder Lake; Gold Ochre; Manganese Violet.• Rembrandt Olive Green and Green Earth.• Sennelier Pastels: 133 Prussian Blue; 298 Light Yellow.• Unison Pastels: 44; A29; BV11; BV9; BG6; BG2; various other Blues.• Winsor & Newton Natural Sienna and Winsor Yellow.• Faber-Castell Art Eraser.

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