I am out of practice in both drawing and painting, and I've only used oil pastels a few times previously, but realize trying to learn how to use these is lots of fun!
Frustrating, but also fun. (Thank goodness my first dusk attempt (a week ago) worked out well: it gave me the encouragement I needed to try again.)
The gray paper, the way the pastels blend, the way I touched my forehead and then was alarmed at the large purple (oil pastel) mark in the mirror - it's all an adventure.
Abstracts are the most fun, because I KNOW those are just play (serious play, but still). So perhaps jumping straight into sunsets and trying to figure out how to use shades of orange (a color I haven't used much in any medium) was ambitious... But I'm learning things, trying these first skies. (I rarely even painted skies in watercolor!)
I'm happy that I am taking (making) time to TRY.
