dry pastels
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Viper’s Bugloss, 18 x 25 inches Dry Pastels on paper. With pink buds and blue-violet flowers along tall stems, it’s tempting to bring these wildflowers in as cut flowers, but the plants’ properties make the skin itchy and sore, so are best enjoyed left where they are, growing in masses beside the highways in eastern Ontario during the summer. I was curious about the name… according to the Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism edited by Michael Stuart (c. 1979, 1987 ISBN 0-9999-48911), they were formerly one of the most respected plants used for the treatment of viper’s venom.
Grackles
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Grackles 11 x 10 inches dry pastel and graphite on paper, tidied up with some digital work
The Dallas area is notorious for its Grackles. In some areas they gather in flocks by the thousands – I’m not exaggerating – especially notable during evening just before sunset; bird parties I call them, lined along telephone poles and wires, sitting perfect wingspans apart from each other, and packed full in the trees. Photos can’t capture it all, because the experience also includes their loud calls. They are fantastic to see and hear.. I love it, but they’re a nusance in public places like near restaurants and malls. Park your black car under a tree if you don’t mind driving away with a fairly white one when you leave.
Salt Spring Island Fog
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Salt Spring Island Fog 18 x 24 inches graphite, eraser, dry pastels, colored pencils on paper, framed size 28.5 x 34.5 inches, accepted for VAST’s 2009 Calendar. All accepted original works will be displayed, meet the Artists and purchase a signed calendar (or more!) November- December, 2008 at The Chestnut Tree in Denton, TX.
Post-dated Note: Article published in the Denton Record Chronicle, Entertainment section February 8th, 2009
Redbuds in bloom
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
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Redbuds, Springtime in the South, USA - Dry Pastels on charcoal paper, 11 x 14 inches, framed size 22 x 26 inches | |
| $275.00 Framed |  |
Salt Spring Island
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Salt Spring Island, B.C. early morning - 18 x 24 inches – pencil, eraser, dry pastels, colored pencils on paper, framed size 28.5 x 34.5 inches. Drawing details:
Credit to my Dad, Jim Drury for the photo references.
Salt Spring Island – WIP
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Salt Spring Island, B.C. – 16 x 22 inches pencil, eraser, dry pastels, colored pencils. Stages1 and 2 in progress:
A New Day – finished
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
A New Day - 20 x 26 inches Dry Pastels, finished. Framed size approx. 23 x 29 inches. The above image was taken as a photo, and the colors are not quite accurate, so see details in the following thumbnails - scanned; colors accurate.
A New Day
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
A New Day 20 x 26 inches Dry Pastels on scarlet orange charcoal paper - Day 1 and Day 2 (work in progress).
Using pure color has an incredible effect and change on the mood; mine, and in the work. Metaphorically, it feels like a brand new day!
Eneggma
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
Eneggma – Set of 4 x 4 Dry Pastels – part of sketches for The Perfection of Small Birds, by American Poet Hannah Gerber. Dry pastels, frames use crackle glaze and off-white over robin-egg blue.
Dust Bath
Monday, April 10th, 2006
4 x 6 iches Dry pastels on charcoal paper
…for Hannah Gerber’s The Perfection of Small Birds
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