Lily Pool, pastel, 151⁄2X13in (39.5X33cm). Scale was important to create distance, guiding the eye around the painting
Sheila Goodman has used pastel for over 30 years. She is an award-winning member of the Pastel Society and Society of Women Artists, and has also exhibited with the Royal Watercolour Society, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. For more information, or to view new work by appointment, see www.sgart.co.uk
This is a time of year when I love to find new viewpoints of a familiar subject. In recent years I have enjoyed taking a closer look at the landscape – I concentrate on textures, patterns and colours. Sometimes I write notes on colour if time is short but I prefer to make a small colour sketch. One drawing could lead to several paintings if cropped in various ways.