TERRY WHITE PASTELS

There is no doubt that my style has developed rapidly as I have become more confident and willing to move away from accurate replicas of the scenes. I have been very concious to take chances and to try to capture more of the atmosphere of a scene. You will notice that most of the last 8 pieces, which were produced within the past year,have moved more towards representation.

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Soft pastels on deep blue textured paper. The snow dusted peak of Mount Canigou in the Pyrenees. Fixed and then highlights added. Sky overemphasied to add scale and texture

Blue sky with white clouds gathering over the marina in Canet plage. Oil pastels on red paper.

Buttery metalic oil pastels scaped with a cerated knife edge. Using the light characteristics of the metalic pastels in deliberatly emphasising a dramatic sky pouring out over a pyrenees valley. The light effect changes with your view the of the original,

Soft metalic oil pastels then scaped with a knife create a dramatic sky texture over Collioure

Changing the reality. A sunny but plain blue sky is changed over a Pyrenees valley with soft pastels on orange paper to capture the majesty and drama of the scene

Metalic oil pastels on deep blue paper to capture the top reflections of water coming onto a beach at Collioure

deep red paper and bright soft pastels, used quickly to capture the colour and fun of a pretty carousel at Collioure

Sailing dinghy sails against a blue sky. Soft pastels on textured red paper.

Soft pastels on textured blue paper. Restaurant canopies under trees, Collioure harbour

The soft pastel picture that changed the course of my work in 2008. Collioure and summer blue sky through olive trees. A looser and less literal approach to a complex scene.

Dramatic autumn sky building over Pyrenees valley. Soft pastels on ochre textured paper. First stage fixed second stage dragged to create a canvas effect.

A pyrenees sky over Perpignan and farmland. Soft pastels on brown paper. Line outlines in 2006, loose, colour accents in two styles autumn 2008

Poplars and trees behind Perpignan lettuce fields. Soft pastels on textured purple paper.

Tree and blue sky across Perpignan lettuces. Soft pastels on brown paper

Norman church near Perpignan farmhouse base. Soft patels on purple paper

Interesting picture circumstances. View through pouring rain and occasional sunburts of perpignan farmhouse. Produced under sunshades in lashing rain. Oil pastels scaped heavily with a cerated knife then turps wash. Fixed and then light highlights applied

Collioure heavy sea. Oil paint sticks dragged and scraped. Scanned and filtered

Canal du Midi reflections. Finger painted with water soluble oil pastel sticks. Scanned and polarised

Reeds and summer sky. Oil paint sticks, scaped with knives

Dali house. Finger painted with water soluble oil sticks. Drawn first with pastel pencil

Collioure yacht. Water soluble oil pstel sticks. Drawn with pastel crayon and finger painted. Scanned and polarised

Stormy hideaway. Oil and soft oil pastels, bleneded with spirit and scraped with palet and scerated knives. Scanned and filtered

Patchwork fields. Oil and soft oil pastels on brown paper. scraped with palet and scerated knives. Blended with white spirit.

Red lettuce and Poplars. Blown by a fierce tramontane wind captured with oil pastels on coloured paper