A soft pastel painting of a seashore by Manju Panchal

“Nature is the art of God.” Dante Alighieri

Goa has some beautiful beaches and Bogmolo beach 

is one of them. Today’s post is a soft pastel painting of

this stunning beach on

Canson Mi Teintes

“The Morning Calm”

A soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper 

Size: 5” X 7”

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A soft pastel painting of “Frothy Sea Waves” by Manju Panchal

Choose only one master - Nature”.  Rembrandt

The soft pastel painting below is inspired by the beautiful “Frothy sea waves” which 

reach the shore after a long journey. When observed closely, 

the froth creates interesting shadow patterns on the sands 

below. Soft pastel, I feel, is a great medium to capture the beauty 

of these waves on paper.

For most of my pastel paintings, my preferred choice of paper

 is undoubtedly “Canson Mi Teintes” which is available 

in many different shades. 

Frothy Sea waves

A Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes Touch paper

Size: 5” X 7”

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 for my pastel artworks CLICK HERE. 

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Pastel landscape painitng by Manju Panchal

" Choose only one master - Nature " Rembrandt

I decided to capture this scene, which I came across while we 

were traveling on the coastal roads of Goa,  using 

soft pastel medium. I primarily use

 Mungyo and Kohinoor Toison Dor

 in the initial layers and give the final

 touches of Sennelier pastels. 

( Purchased from Amazon.in ). 

"On the coastal road in Goa"

Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes Touch paper

Size 5" X 7"

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 for my pastel artworks CLICK HERE. 

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Step by step - A soft pastel painting of a landscape by Manju Panchal

"Colour is the pulse of the painting." Michele Cooper

The pastel painting as below is of a morning scene from 

Keoladeo Ghana National Park, in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

I visited this beautiful Sanctuary in the month

 of November, some years back. 

 The morning sun rays  lit up the tall dry grass

 blades and the scene came up live and vibrant with colours. 

The warm colours  of the sunlit grass was such a contrast to the

 cool colours of the shadows in the surroundings.

The Morning Glow

Soft pastel painting on Canson MT paper

Size 6"X 8"

The soft pastel painting as above progressed in stages. 

I am posting two images below.

Step 1. Keeping the composition in mind, I drew a faint outline

and then blocked in the major shapes using the underlying 

dark colours keeping in mind the values.

( The sky and water were painted in similar colours )

Step 2. Started the second layer of colours, adding details and
strokes to suggest foliage, grass etc.Smudging only
if required, else I just leave original pastel strokes.

Step 3. In the final stage of the pastel painting, added highlights
and few other details.

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Step by Step - drawing and painting a seashore. By Manju Panchal

"When you start a painting, it is somewhat outside you. 

At the conclusion, you seem to move inside the painting." 

Fernando Botero

The scene below is from Bamboo island, five kilometers off the 

northern  tip of Koh Phi Phi Don, in the Krabi province of Thailand. 

The island has stunning beaches with beautiful rocks, white sand

 and limestone cliffs behind. In the painting below the beach

 is covered by the shadows cast by the tall cliffs behind. 

The source of light ie the sun is behind the cliffs and

 the beach is on the west side of the island.

Reaching the destination

Soft pastel painting on Canson MT paper

Size 6" X 8"

I titled the painting as "Reaching the destination" with reference

 to the beautiful waves which travel a long distance 

and finally reach the shore. It is a beautiful feeling

 to be at a place like this and to hear the sound of the waves 

splashing against the rocks, and then gently kissing 

the white sand and merging with the land.

The soft pastel painting on twilight Canson MT progressed 

in stages and the step by step images can be seen below.

Step 1. Creating the basic outline

using Camlin charcoal pencil.

Step 2. Blocking in the major shapes with respective colours

 keeping in mind the values. Using the soft pastels

from mixed brands.

Step 3. Adding details and final touch up.

At this stage I use pastel pencils at several places.


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A morning at Matheran - A soft pastel painting by Manju Panchal

The soft pastel painting below has been inspired by an early

  morning scene from Matheran, a beautiful hill station 

 close to Mumbai. The sun rays  lit up the foliage as it perforated

 through the space  between the wild growth on either sides. 

A morning at Matheran

Soft pastel painting on Canson MT

Size 5"X 7"

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Soft pastel painting of a landscape by Manju Panchal

" If I create from the heart; nearly everything works, if from head

almost nothing." Marc Chagall

The soft pastel painting below has been inspired

by my early morning visit to Karnala Bird Sanctuary.

The sunlit pathway and the surrounding thick

vegetation growth made for a good composition.

The light and contrast in the scene appealed 

a lot to me.

The Morning Rays

Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper

Size 7" X 9"

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A seashore at Bamboo island - Soft pastel painting by Manju Panchal

The soft pastel painting below is of a scene from Bamboo island

 which we visited recently on our Phi Phi Leh ( Thailand ) tour.

The white sandy beaches and the crystal clear waters

 are absolutely amazing and the place is nothing

 short of a paradise.

The light and the shadow

Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper

Size 6.5" X 8"

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Soft pastel painting of a landscape by Manju Panchal

Created this soft pastel painting from an early

morning scene at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.

Tried to capture the light that perforates through 

the foliage, creating that magic

in NATURE.

Solitude

Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper

Size 6" X  9"

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Soft pastel painting of a landscape from Coorg by Manju Panchal

This is a beautiful scene that we came across while we were on our 

holidays  at Coorg, a beautiful hill station in Karnataka. 

The morning walks through the lush greenery would 

rejuvenate us. The place is a paradise for both 

artists as well as photographers.

Walk in the forest

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

Size 11" x 15"

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