Life After Death (New Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
This painting is steeped in metaphor about the eternality of life and the only-ness of the now.
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Long Shadows at Huntington Park (New Landscape Pastel)
I love hiking in Huntington State Park late it the day in the autumn when the shadows are long.
Growing in Rocky Ground (Landscape Conceptual Painting in Pastel)
This painting is metaphoric about the triumph of a good attitude, and beauty of a victorious overcoming.
Fall Semester of my High School Abstract Art Class
My high school abstract art class did great with pastel! Check out their work!
At the Portal of the Afterlife (New Abstract Conceptual Painting)
Sometimes our friends pass on too soon. I painted this to help me realize the bright abstract future they face.
Two Completely Different New Paintings and Why I Paint a Range
People wonder why I paint so differently than myself sometimes, so I explain that here.
I’m in this Renaissance in Pastel National Juried Show
Check out here some of the stellar work in this show.
Gestation ( New Abstract Conceptualist Pastel Painting)
This new process is not for me, but this painting came out of trying it.
NYC for PSA Show and Materials Fair (Photos)
Check out my photos from a beautiful day in New York City.
Jen Evenhus Workshop in Saco, Maine (Photos)
Check out my photos of this workshop. It was time well spent on many different levels.
Maine Pastel Exhibition (Photos)
On the way to our workshop we stopped by to see the Maine pastel exhibit, taking some photos for you to enjoy it as well.
Jen Evenhus (Featured Artist)
– Soon I head off to my last workshop of the year. This time it is with pastel artist Jen Evenhus, and I’m looking forward to it. You can check out her work on this post, and here on her website. I love her loose, bold style, her vibrant color, her letting the underpainting shine … Read more
Long Lake Artist-in-Residency Day 6 (Two New Pastel Paintings)
I tried a new technique of painting pastels into saturated, wet paper, and I’m in love with the process. It is so spontaneous and immediate, and perfect for abstract expressionism.
Rocks at Sand Beach, Acadia (Large Pastel Landscape Painting)
I love how this scene expresses both peace and power.
Day 34: Five Plein Air Paintings and a Necklace in Baxter
While I painted these five pastel paintings, our daughter stitched together a complex necklace of seed beads.
Day 30: Two Kouchibouguac Plein Air Paintings
It was fun to paint again, to try and capture a bit of this beautiful place.
Day 12: Three Nova Scotia Plein Air Paintings
These are the plein air paintings I did while in Nova Scotia. They are stylized on purpose, if you are curious, but the colors really are not exaggerated.