Dan Werstuk
Like most artists, I’ve used the traditional art mediums such as oil, acrylic and watercolour. It wasn’t until I saw a number of contemporary paintings in pastel that I moved toward that medium.
The richness and purity of colour caught my attention and I saw the possibilities. The first painting I did in pastel was a winter scene of a bridge over the Black River, a fishing spot that was a favourite of my father-in-law. In making that painting I learned a number of lessons. Pastel is a forgiving medium. I can stop and start painting any time as there’s no waiting for paint to dry. It’s a dry medium with colours that can be blended and manipulated on the surface. I can lay light colour over a thin layer of dark without the two mixing. It was a eureka moment: I had found my medium. Within a short period of time I was able to achieve the kind of representational painting to which I aspired.
Please contact the Wellington Gallery for a preview of other artwork from this artist
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Misty Dawn
"ORIGINAL"
32" x 27"
Pastel on Board
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Magnetawan River Fall
"ORIGINAL"
18" x 24"
Pastel on Board
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Baldhead Mountain & River
"ORIGINAL"
24" x 18"
Pastel on Board
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