This is a picture of the basket of bread rolls, a piece of lemon, and the beautiful flowers lying on a white tablecloth. It is drawn in the mix of mostly color pastels and charcoal sticks. I drew this at IFTA (Institute for the Arts) of Robinson Secondary School during the summer of 2009. This is like one of my best artwork that I have ever done at summer school. Using the color pastels to make an art masterpiece was the hardest work that I had experienced.
The dark-purple blue background with the yellow layer as a floor for my "imaginary table" that I drew to help hold the abstract objects, has made a perfect color balance between light and dark colors. The lighter colors have allowed these items to fill out the negative space of the pastel drawing. I made some shadowy parts with my charcoal stick. I think that the lemon and the bread roll have the best texture in this drawing. I used my finger to rub any of the darker lines to help make the details more three-dimensional. Although, I could have drawn in a shadowy part on the table to match with the tablecloth's presence. For the red and white flowers, I was struggling hard to carefully draw the lines in a lighter fashion. There is pattern of marked or unmarked petals and leaves, which I probably would need to make them stand out a bit more with my charcoal stick or black pencil. For the "imaginary table," I may have to draw a much bigger table even if it does not match with the real-life table in the color pastel art classroom.
My parents were most pleased with my hard work on this pastel drawing. It is currently hanging on the wall of the living room in my house. I was proud to have the artistic skills of a drawing expert, whether in pencil, painting, pastel, or charcoal.
