Path in the Pines

Pastel 12x16 on LuxArchival 100

This view of an old path through the pine woods has held my attention for years.  The woods are now a housing development, but the memory is precious to me.  My goal was to use contrasts in values, temperature, and color with hard and soft edges to draw the eye to the unseen distance where the path curves away into the woods.

My Tern Yet?

My Tern Yet?

Pastel 12x16 on Wallis Belgian Paper

The tide has gone out, and the waves have left the broad sand to dry a little before they return.  Most of the seagulls and other birds have moved on, but this lone royal tern captured my attention.  He is standing as if waiting for something.  Perhaps he's next and is waiting he tern, or turn.

Cattails 4

Pastel 16x12

On bright summer mornings, the cattails cast their reflections across the pond.  The reflections are ruffled by the soft breezes, and the long blades of the cattails wave their answer.

This scene was complicated by masses of details that had to be toned down, understated, and removed so that the main idea - the cattails and their reflections - could dominate the composition.

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Dune Morning

Pastel, 12x16

This old path between the dunes leading to the beach has always inspired me.  The softness of the warm sand, the gentle green of the shrubs and sea oats, the beach all to yourself, and endless horizon over the water - what more would you want?

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Waiting

Pastel, 12x16
As the line of showers approaches, the estuary lies in quiet expectation waiting for the rain.  The long line of pines on the shore have seen the storms come before, and they will weather this one easily.