New Painting in Pastel: Catkin Bursting in Spring
This new abstract pastel of mine is 16″ x 20″ and it celebrates spring.
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Large New Pastel Landscape: Moraine Lake
Finally home from all our wanderings, I’m getting some time to paint. This large landscape painted in pastel is 26″ x 20″.
New Abstract Pastel: Rubaiyat
This rather intense, high contrast abstract painting in pastel I have just completed. It is titled Rubaiyat, after the Sufi poem by that name.
Two New Abstract Pastels
Both of these abstract pastels have very textured underpaintings that were thrilling to paint on. I will be doing more of this!
Two Abstract Pastel Landscapes
This pastel that I did plein air last fall is titled In the Presence of Swans, and the other one…
New Landscape Painting in Pastel: Great Hollow Lake in November
Here is my most recent pastel landscape painting. It is of Great Hollow Lake in November.
Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance Show 2015
Here are some photos I took at the opening of this fabulous pastel show put on by the Connecticut Pastel Society.
Featured Artist: Rick Stevens
This time of year, when there are just a few leaves left on the trees, reminds me of the artwork of Rick Stevens.
New Abstract Pastel: Ascending to the Great Heart of Love
While I have a lot of experience doing abstract art, I have not done many in soft pastel. This is a situation I am beginning to remedy with this 18″ x 22″ work on archival pastel board, titled Ascending to the Great Heart of Love.
Notes from Richard McKinley’s Pastel Workshop
You can see here the notes I took for the class, preserved both for my reference and yours.
New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Florence Griswold View
I enjoyed painting this with my pastel class last week at the Florence Griswold Museum. The weather was glorious and the view terrific.
Portraits of Plein Air Artists at Work
I enjoyed the people in my plein air painting class. Richard McKinley (above) is an accomplished and well known pastel artist, who drew these plein air painters to Connecticut from far and wide.
Thumbnails, Notans, and Field Sketches
In the class I’ve been taking with Richard McKinley, he discussed in detail a process he uses to formulate a field sketch using thumbnail sketches.
New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Tree at Hill-Stead Museum
Here is the painting I painted while together with this group on the lovely grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum yesterday.
New Pastel Landscape: A Glade to the Side of Stonington Beach
This painting of favorite spot in Maine is 11″ x 14″ and is done in soft pastel…
Visiting Alain Picard’s Studio
I’ve enjoyed visiting Alain Picard’s studio recently. It is fun to watch him work, grow, and become successful as an artist.