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Sunday, July 12th, 2020
Queenstown Peaks, New Zealand – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
Sacred Sunrise: Uluru, Australia
Monday, June 29th, 2020
Sacred Sunrise: Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, aboriginal peoples’ sacred ancestral grounds in Northern Territory, Australia. 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on 140 lb cold pressed premium watercolor paper. Framed size approximately 21H x 25W inches, white wood frame with crackle finish.
Cedar Silhouettes
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Cedar Silhouettes, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on paper… practicing sky.
Spring Mix
Monday, June 22nd, 2020
Spring Mix, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on paper
Dutch Creek Hoodoos
Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Dutch Creek Hoodoos, BC Canada – 18H x 24W inches graphite, soft pastel and markers on 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper
Renewal: Mt. St. Helens, WA
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Renewal: Mt. St. Helens, WA with Indian Paintbrush wildflowers. 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on 140 lb cold pressed.
Left image shows work as it began. Painter’s tape is used on every work on paper to keep edges clean and allow room for mat and framing. Workable fixative sprayed at various phases really brings out colors, deters unwanted blur of colors while working, plus renews the surface to fix up or brighten areas that have become dark or slippery from too much buildup.
Foxglove
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Foxglove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper – not available – not happy with this so I ripped it up, but will try again in the future.
Bell Rock AZ
Thursday, February 6th, 2020
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Pacific NW Sunset
Thursday, January 30th, 2020
Pacific NW Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
I’ve never really been successful with soft pastels. They are ultra-fussy, ultra-messy, particularly once you start adding dark colors, which leaves you feeling ultra-discouraged at the end of the day.
I’m up for the challenge though, with the additional provocation to use black, which I never use, preferring usually to use purple or blue or other color combos instead. Using black is an offense that will be fun to defy, at least that’s the intention. Black will help the other colors sing with contrast, assuming I’m able to prevent too much accidental blending. Workable fixative is very helpful.
The 18 x 24 inch pad of 140 lb cold pressed no-name watercolor paper that I ordered online does not have the tooth or qualities I like as a painting surface, but is working nicely for soft pastels. There are 6 more pages left in the pad for this pastel series.
Alberta Bound
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
Alberta Bound, 18H x 24W inches dry/soft pastels on 140 lb cold pressed.
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