Sombrero

8x10 pastel

Lunchtime!

7x5 pastel

Hoarfrost!

10x8 Pastel

Sheep and a tractor!

Tractor on Washington
8x10 Pastel




Shear Buddies
5x7 Pastel

Today's Offering :

How Did I End Up Here? 5x7 Pastel

Time crunch leads to a new passion!

Ok... so the 4 year old grandson comes to live here for a while and it rapidly becomes clear that after getting him in bed and doing a reality check on my available remaining energy level, I am too tired to set up my oil paints and paint. This goes on for a while and I am in utter creative withdrawal when a little light bulb goes on...what about pastels? I had a small set tucked away and I found some small mat board pieces and in about 5 minutes I was at it!

Having struggled for awhile to really understand optical color in my work, the first thing I noticed is that you have to work in optical color to create a representative image in pastel...I am learning!! I am painting small...5x7...8x10 etc. And I am trying to paint everyday!

Let me know what you think!!

Wild photos, figure painting and a 4 year old.

It's amazing how quickly the "creative" in me gets triggered! I have needed to grab for brief windows of opportunity now that my beautiful grandson has come to stay for awhile. We are all still adjusting. And yet here are this weeks offerings: A group of digitally altered photos, (so glad I had my camera with me that night!) a figure painting sketch, and more photos of my grandson. Enjoy!!