Pastel Portrait of An Old Man  

Portrait of an Old Man
1989         by Paul Noonan

Oil Pastel on Ingres Paper

This was one of my first efforts using pastels. These particular pastels are the oil/crayon type and it just happened that I started using them instead of the chalk type. I'd like to do more with pastels, particularly the chalk variety. The colours that pastels can throw up are incredibly rich. I have seen some brilliant examples of pastel work and for me the work of Frederick Sandys and Dante Gabriel Rossetti in particlular stands out.

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