44 The Beginning of Autumn – Pastel Nagomi Art

The Beginning of Autumn captures the quiet transition between seasons — a time when colours shift from summer’s brilliance to autumn’s calm radiance. This Pastel Nagomi Art lesson invites you to express that gentle change of nature through layers of warm tones and atmospheric blending. The red pavilion stands in the fading light, surrounded by trees that whisper the arrival of autumn.

In this lesson, you will explore how to use contrast and composition to depict movement and emotion within stillness. The process helps you discover how colour harmony can reflect time’s passage, and how subtle details bring poetic rhythm to your artwork.

You will learn:
• How to blend warm and cool hues to convey seasonal transition
• How to create depth and openness through composition
• How to balance colour and light to evoke an autumn mood