Hello hivers, an happy Saturday to you all! I hope your weekend started in a nice way. Here the weather is not so good, but after a rainy morning now a pale sun is shining on the sky between the clouds, so I could enjoy a little time outside to move my legs and to clean my mind. ❤️
Yesterday, in the late afternoon, there was a lesson of the art class inside our lab room and, while my hubby 
Even if I prefer to use the oil colors, I had a lot of different kind of colors, pastels and pencils in my lab and from time to time I try to improve my skills using different tecniques.
I thought to try to draw/paint one of my special potted plants using the oil pastels and, in the following pic, you can see the final result:
Honestly, I continue to prefer the oil colors (tubes) because I can have the kind of shades I want in a better way, but in this case I use my fingers instead of the usual brushes and it was an interesting exercise.
I used the oil pastels on 200 gsm paper in A4 size and, like I use to do when I share a new artwork with you, I took some pics while I was working on it so you can see the process too:
I hope you like it!
See ya soon and stay safe,
Silvia
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