The Darker the Better

marylizingramart —  February 15, 2011 — 4 Comments

When my long-awaited shipment of art supplies arrives on my doorstep, the joy of opening this little white box almost compares to the few times I have opened those special Tiffany blue boxes…oh, the rapture of the perfect black pastel! Okay, maybe I’m overdoing it a bit, but these black pastels are something special. I have tried many other brands, high and low-end, but no back pastel compares to Sennelier number 513. My art students and family will attest to my love of the black pastel; it is the foundation and the finishing touch to all of my pieces. When I run out of the Sennelier black, I am never fully satisfied with my back-ups, which are never as rich and dark. So when reinforcements arrive, it is a very happy moment for this pastel artist! The darker the better, hooray for Sennelier!

marylizingramart

Posts

4 responses to The Darker the Better

  1. I feel the same way about new art supplies!By the way, I was at the Hoover library today (in Birmingham, AL , for those of you reading this who don't live here) and saw a lovely poster for "Pastels with Mary Liz." Awesome!

Trackbacks and Pingbacks:

  1. Love at First Sight… | Mary Liz Ingram Art - December 3, 2012

    […] an artist and mother all the way over in Birmingham, Alabama, I was honored and excited to have my earlier post about the glory of Sennelier pastels shared via Twitter and Facebook by Sennelier. Check it […]

  2. Psychedelic Pup Transformed | Mary Liz Ingram Art - December 7, 2012

    […] Below you will find a quick tutorial using my own technique to create vibrant, textured pastel paintings. I use a variety of papers, and very soft pastels. For this pet portrait, I used Sennelier La Carte pastel card in sienna, and very soft Sennelier pastels. I sometimes use a different brand of black for my base layer, but they are never as dark as Sennelier. […]

  3. Beach Adventures | Mary Liz Ingram Art - October 4, 2015

    […] The Darker the Better […]

Leave a Reply

Text formatting is available via select HTML. <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

*