{"id":2162,"date":"2021-12-28T08:29:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T14:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2021-12-28T08:37:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T14:37:41","slug":"solitary-sandpiper-oil-pastel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2162","title":{"rendered":"Solitary Sandpiper Oil Pastel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This quirky, little bird was all by itself. As its name implies, they migrate solo. It stopped by for a break on its journey south, wading in the shallow creek down the road with its jerky, quick stride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" data-attachment-id=\"2161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2161\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1829\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1640679524&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8533\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-1024x731.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_8533-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m struggling with color. Oil pastel lends itself to vibrant, strong color, and I like to use all of them at once which leads to a battle for attention. My best laid plans of sticking to color schemes go awry each time. Today, I\u2019ll do a few sketches with neutrals and one color family only. We\u2019ll see if I can resist the rainbow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried Uart 400 sandpaper for this. Oil pastel goes down nicely on most surfaces so I wasn\u2019t sold that I needed this paper, but the additional colored pencil I use did a better job on this surface than a gessoed paper or canvas board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quirky, little bird was all by itself. As its name implies, they migrate solo. It stopped by for a break on its journey south, wading in the shallow creek down the road with its jerky, quick stride. I\u2019m struggling with color. 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