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These are two abstract pastels that I have just done. They both have very textured underpaintings that were thrilling to paint on. I plan to explore further textures in my underpaintings in the near future; this was my first foray into doing it, and I found it fascinating.

The one above is 8″ x 8″ and is titled From the Treehouse; prints of it can be obtained here. The one below is 12″x16″ and is titled Brittle Enthusiasm. Prints of that one can be purchased here.

I love both color and texture, and there is more contemplative effort put into these than you might realize!

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