Assignment 2 - Still life

I am now putting together my work for this second part of the course, and drawing my final picture for assignment 2.  I set up a still life using contrasting objects of various sizes and textures, bark, stones and a willow branch.  I decided to work in pastels as it is good for coverage and also to get the depth of colour needed. I chose an off white/ buff coloured paper to work on as the buds were quite light and needed a slightly darker contrast.