Working with Oil Pastel over Acrylic

I am trying layering the oil pastels over bright acrylic underpainting so as not to have to layer so much oil pastel. In this painting I treated the paper with a sand medium and then painted with acrylics for an underpainting. I then add some oil pastels and I could easily scrape back through to colors underneath. I am working on focusing on one or two elements when working with abstractions, and this painting is about color and texture.

Abstract Oil Pastel

I am attaching another small abstract oil pastel. These small paintings are so much fun to do, and I really think doing these is helping me to move into more abstract work. It is also nice to be able to finish some work as I find that working large can take forever!

oil pastel

I am back to using oil pastels and am finding that this medium may be the best for abstracts. I have had fun doing small abstract works; working larger with oil pastels seems really hard for me. There is so much blending to do; maybe I can find an easier way to blend. But for now, the small ones are fun!