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| First Wreath of Christmas |
This was my first new work for Christmas. I started with an ink drawing, added broad washes for the wreath and background, then the watercolor in multiple passes with increasing depth of color. I finished the painting with a few touches of gouache to deepen the reds and add highlights.
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| Wind Rising |
As the autumn storms move in, the dunes fall into darker colors, the wind rises, and the pounding waves drive the birds into the air seeking shelter inland.
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| Memory in Passing |
Some years ago I passed this scene in my car. I was so impressed at that time, that I painted it as soon as I could. Over time, the painting was given away, but I saw it again last month when visiting relatives, and the inspiration flooded back, and I painted it again mostly from memory. I selected a cool palette to convey the sense of distance and dreamyness of the mountain lake and stream. I started this as a watercolor, but the intensity and width of the value range led me to turn to pastels. Since it is on cold pressed paper, the texture of the paper dictated the looseness of the execution.
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| On Shore Wind |
In the mid afternoon when the on-shore breeze takes over, the sea oats hold their heads and bend with the wind. A few seagull sail by waiting for the wind to drop and tide to go out.
Pastel saved this small painting - when the watercolor gets out of hand, I call in the cavalry - pastel cavalry, that is.
Pastel on Pastelmat - 6x6 This portrait of Sebastian is taken from a series of photos I took of him a few years ago. It was hard for me to ...
