Conte pastel sticks

I made an acrylic background, then didn't know what to put on it.

I finally came up with a stack of Conte pastel boulders.

In the journal

granite everywhere

An attempt at a close-up of one of the millions of rockwalls everywhere in New England. This one happens to be in Maine--can't you tell?

A mere impression of moss and lichen-discolored boulders. But fun to try to catch all the planes and shadows.

Done while sitting on the wall, juggling w/c pens. (I always say that, it's exactly what it feels like.) There's some graphite and w/c pencil in there, too.