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I have been enjoying my new watercolor kit that is easy to hike with. Here are what I did in the California National Parks, some of which I like better than others! All have been a learning experience, which is the point.
I have loved painting outside on location in the California National Parks. These works are small, but were very fun to do. They are drying in the back window of my car.
This painting of favorite spot in Maine is 11″ x 14″ and is done in soft pastel…
This new pastel of mine was done from a photo I took in Yellowstone when camping there with our youngest. The painting is 12” x 12” and done in soft pastel.
This is the first Connecticut Pastel Society show that I have been in. I look forward to doing more with this group in the future, and I was surprised to learn that there are over 600 members!
I’ve wanted to paint this since taking a photo of this scene of ice and fog early one fall day along the Housatonic river.
Erin Hanson is one of my favorite living artists. If I had money and wall space I would be investing in her work. I absolutely love it.
This painting titled From Storm into Sunshine is done in soft pastel on an 8”x 10” archival sanded board.
I finished this pastel landscape yesterday. It is of an early Sunday morning about six weeks ago at the entrance to our quarry swimming hole, when the sun was sparkling on the newly turning leaves.
I loved this film and give it 5 stars. It is fascinating on many different levels. It was interesting to watch someone pursue a hunch to such an exacting extent through such painstaking extremes, and follow it to captivating fruition.
I started this oil painting while on the Maine coastline recently, and finished it outside here on Friday in glorious weather.
See the earrings she fashioned for me in an original design and a drawing she has done recently in graphite, ink, colored pencil, and watercolor pencil.
As part of my New Year’s project, I’m giving myself some self-directed painting exercises. Since I am a photographer, I’m interested in a more stylized approach to painting than a photorealistic one, but I thought some representational exercises might be a growing experience. I’m not spending very long on these; they are quickly done in … Read more
I absolutely love the work of Sven Birger Sandzen. The painting above is my favorite of his, with a few close runners-up shown below. Born in Sweden in 1871, he received his art training there. Then in 1894 he immigrated to Kansas, where he taught art on the college level. But it was later, when … Read more
When I was in Stonington, Maine last summer, I really enjoyed seeing Jill Hoy’s artwork. I was also glad to be able to meet her at her gallery and get her permission to photograph her artwork to feature on my blog. But somehow, life started flowing quickly and I never got it posted here until … Read more
This morning I cooled my heals north of here, while our youngest daughter was on a field trip. I took advantage of the time out of pocket and painted this lovely view of the Housatonic river in oil.
Here are some drawings and paintings done by friends at camp…