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Plein air painter Louise Diggle works in soft pastel on card, exploring light and how it can transform places, people and objects. 

'There are two light shows a day, sunrise and sunset and everything in between; never ending subject matter.

I have used soft pastels for most of my life. What I love about pastels are the glowing colours that can be used rapidly and spontaneously. I can respond directly to what I see in front of me. My mantra, when I taught art, was the oft quoted: ‘Draw what you see, not what you think you see’. I question every mark I put down, what pastels I use and try to deconstruct what I see in front of me.'

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