Still Life lesson4 " Canadian Call "

The simplicity of simple objects are giving me satisfaction. I chose an old rusted Ingraham alarm clock and had in mind to draw the dial with the numerals. I am still painting with oil pastels and found out that a dark dial with reversed numbers are impossible to draw with chunky pastels. So I decided to go sgraffito (scratched into the top layer) and the glare of light gives a hint of the hour.