I used to work quite a bit with oil and graphite and have, in the last few days, returned to this medium. So far the results have been very encouraging, despite being without a studio and so having to work in the garden.
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![](https://www.nicholashedges.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/colossus.jpg)
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![](https://www.nicholashedges.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/landscape_1.jpg)
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As well as sticking with oil and graphite, I have also begun experimenting with adding pastel; just white in these cases, but again I like the results, particularly the way the pastel mixes with the oiled paper to create texture.
![](https://www.nicholashedges.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cliffs_and_sea.jpg)
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Following on from these, I then started looking at how this approach could be used with the recent scroll work I’ve been doing. Again, the result has been encouraging. The image below is very much a prototype, but I can see the potential.
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