A painting day...

Ana let me paint all day today :-) I took out my pastels and painted this picture of a favorite olive oil decanter. I'm really trying to get the feel of pastel... I'm not sure if I want to be "sketchy" or "painterly"... in my interpretation of the subject. I love oil paints, and I feel have real knack for oils. I generally like to underpaint, then lay down wet paint on top of the dry. I use the scumbling technique alot. I'm just not sure how to handle pastel. I'd really like to get to the point where I enjoy pastel the most, since most of my painting is done indoors. But even painting en plein aire, pastel is a great medium! Oh well. I'll keep working on my technique and style.