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Rocky shoreline with distant trees and water.

Pastels at the Peninsula School of Art

July 4, 2023
"Cana Island", a favorite painting completed on the last day of the pastel workshop. Cana...
art festivals / color / exhibitions / gesso / landscape / nature / soft pastel / travel / watercolor
Garden path with archway and blooming flowers.

Revisiting Giverny and Claude Monet

December 12, 2022
The Green Door soft pastel on Pastelbord 36" x 24" My photo from Giverny, September...
art history / garden painting / gesso / Henri Roche pastels / La Maison du Pastel / landscape / Paris / soft pastel / teacher
Beach scene with sand dunes and grass.

Juried Show Acceptances

September 22, 2021
I am having success in the pastel world, and it feels pretty good! Submitting work...
exhibitions / gesso / soft pastel
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