Series of Oil Pastels

These three pieces were meant to be based off of the impressionist painter, Monet. I used oil pastels to create the image and then paint thinner to smooth out the strokes and make it seem as if the pastels were paint. The use of color was very important to me and to create a point of emphasis. The sun in the ocean scene, the tulips in the vase scene and the bright rose against the dark background.