I thought I would do another process entry….what the heck?  The show is only 9 (or is it 8?) days away.  I don’t mean to complain (just explain), but I have a terrible time with migraines and the past few days have been “no work” days.  Not that I consider painting work….perhaps I should call them “no artwork” days.  The winds let up a little this evening, so I jumped into a new painting.   I’ve seen so many paintings of birches that I’m just making this up as I go along.  It seems to me that in the past several years all artists have to complete a painting of birches, a painting of a pear or pears and and an empty row boat at a dock.  My first impulse has been….”no way!”, but that’s just my Irish speaking.  I may not have one of each for the show, but I will at least have the birches.  These are done in pastel, as you can see, and I decided to use a warm rusty pastel paper.  Eventual size will be 8 X 10.

I expect to finish tomorrow (maybe I can outfox the winds and start early, what do you think?) at which time I’ll post more of the process.

Enjoy….and remember, all comments are more than welcome!

2 Responses to “Birches in Pastel”

  1. thom says:

    I love progress images, as you know. ESPECIALLY with pastels and watercolors, as each has a pretty interesting method of layering….

  2. Leila Schnyder says:

    This is exquisite. I love the colors, the placement, everything. Eager to see the rest.
    L

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