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Beach dunes with grass and ocean view.

Summer at the Lake

July 16, 2021
Wind-bent soft pastel on Pastelbord 8" x 10" I've never been much of a beach...
gesso / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Beach dunes with grass and blue sky.

Gesso and Pastels

May 1, 2021
Recently I became aware that soft pastel and encaustic aren't that different! A few characteristic...
gesso / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Colorful flowers alongside a garden pathway.

Flowers in the Air…

March 6, 2021
... and Art Festival Season is only a few months away! The light at the...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / garden painting / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student
Lavender field painting with sunset and tree.

Sunrise & Sunset

January 13, 2021
Lavender Sunset soft pastel on Lux Archival 11" x 14" I have always been drawn...
color / encaustic / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Sunset over a serene river landscape painting.

Finding A Way

November 14, 2020
Sunset soft pastel on UArt 19" x 25" A world-wide virus that just doesn't want...
color / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Landscape painting with river and grassy fields.

Heading into Fall

September 16, 2020
The year of COVID... what happened to Summer? or Spring for that matter?! Next week...
landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / Uncategorized
Colorful landscape with mountains and grassy field.

Mountain Escape

July 25, 2020
Longer than I ever expected, COVID 19 continues to change the way we are living....
art festivals / landscape / mountains / nature / soft pastel / watercolor
Colorful sunset over a tranquil river landscape.

Art Therapy

June 8, 2020
These are difficult times, and right now it can be a challenge to find understanding,...
landscape / nature / soft pastel / teacher / watercolor
Path through wildflower field and trees.

A New Normal

April 29, 2020
Because of COVID 19, artists have had to find ways to adjust to the way...
landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / technology / watercolor
A painting of a sunflower with yellow petals.

Knowing Place

March 4, 2020
I have been working with soft pastels lately, and revisiting a favorite subject... wildflowers in...
color / encaustic / garden painting / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / Uncategorized