April Showers

 Kieron Williamson | Pastel |  6.5 x 9.5 inches 

About the painting:

“Dark stormy skies over sunlit oil seed rape fields are a joy to see and paint. I took the photo for this on my way to a horse-riding lesson. I was on my tip toes at full stretch with my camera to be able to see Swafield church and capture the dark band of shadow. This subject really worked so well using pastels with the richness in colour and shimmering light on the yellow flowers.” Kieron

The medium:

“At a young age I was never quite satisfied with using just one medium. My brain was a sponge and I desperately wanted to use the same mediums as the artists that inspired me. Working with pastels came very naturally to me.
After taking a few lessons under the tutorage of the late Tony Garner, a door was opened, and I found another way to capture the world around me in a new and more convincing way. The vibrancy and immediacy of the medium satisfied the impatience of my younger self although I now feel that the medium of pastel is much closer to the medium of oil, and if correctly applied the end results can look very similar.
I still love the smell of the dust and the sound of pastel on sandpaper. There’re very few things more satisfying than peeling off the masking tape with mucky hands to reveal a finished piece.” Kieron