soft pastel

Overhanging branches casting shadows on rocks

Whirlwind!

August 31, 2026
It's been a very busy, exciting, and challenging summer. My final festival exhibition was followed...
art festivals / color / landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Pastel sunrise with sun peeking through clouds

Cold Wax Medium 👍🏻

October 27, 2025
I recently attended a four day painting workshop at the Peninsula School of Art in...
abstract / cold wax medium / encaustic / glazing / landscape / nature / oil painting / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Sunset over canyon with colorful sky.

End of Summer

September 2, 2024
Where did the time go? Grand Canyon Sunset soft pastel on UArt 18†x 24â€...
color / exhibitions / gouache / landscape / mountains / nature / soft pastel / travel / watercolor
Abstract watercolor landscape with trees and sky.

New Routines

March 21, 2024
I've been acclimating to life in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It's a huge change from my...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / gouache / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Canyon landscape with blue sky and rocks.

Change

October 16, 2023
So much has changed since my last blog post.... I vacationed in Israel this past...
landscape / nature / soft pastel
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
Snowy landscape with sunset sky painting.

Winter Sunrise

February 12, 2023
My favorite time of day during winter months... very early morning. Maybe because my dog...
landscape / nature / soft pastel
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
Four people posing by a scenic river.

My trip to Paris

October 5, 2022
It was a dream come true, to visit the places where so much history happened,...
art history / Henri Roche pastels / landscape / nature / Paris / soft pastel / travel
Colorful landscape painting with trees and water.

A Quiet Place

August 6, 2022
A Quiet Place soft pastel on Pastelbord 18" x 24" I am still recovering from...
color / landscape / nature / soft pastel