Posts Tagged ‘trees’
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
This is an 11″ X 14″ pastel painting titled Lone Pine that I am happy to report received a first place ribbon in the Other Media category in the Lakewood Artist Guild’s Spring Art Show on April 21st. I also received a third place ribbon in the same category as shown further down.
Yep, it’s a blue ribbon!
This is a 4″ X 9″pastel painting floating in a 7-1/2″ X 10″ space titled Golden Meadow and was the one that got the third place ribbon at the show in the Other Medium category. I was totally surprised (and pleased, of course) with the judge’s decision!
I’m happy to be back painting again. This is the longest break I’ve taken in a very long time, although I have been sketching occasionally during that time. Hopefully, I haven’t lost too many visitors in the past 3 or 4 months, but I’m determined to work daily and share my art adventure with you all. The show was a wonderful return to public viewing!
Tags: Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Posted in Color, Landscapes, Paintings, Pastels | 5 Comments »
Sunday, December 9th, 2012
Well, this photographed a little darker than I wanted, but it’s been sitting on my board for at least two weeks and I’m anxious to move on (despite the holiday shopping still to do!). The closer set of trees are especially lighter and easier to read on the original. This is a 9″ X 12″ pastel , mostly Ludwigs and Unisons. Maybe I should work on a Christmas one now. That should be lighter, right? We have no snow here…..but the leaves are changing color and dropping around the trees. Let’s see, if this is Fall in SoCal, then winter shouldn’t be too close behind…..maybe January? Enjoy. Comments are always welcome.
Tags: Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Posted in Landscape, Pastels, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Friday, October 5th, 2012
I just finished having 4 paintings in an office in Los Alamitos in June through September. This time I was chosen to display 3 paintings in a small library in Long Beach. The checkout counter and other equipment are below the camera angle and it turned out that the best shot I could get was to stay behind it. Quite a bit of glare from a wall of windows to the left of the area. Anyway, these are all pastels that I believe have been shown here in the blog: Golden Path 10 X 14, Coast Sentinels 14 X 10 and Big Sur Coast 9 X 12.
However, I think I’ll be changing some or all of them after awhile. I think some autumn landscapes would be perfect here. I can’t tell you how difficult it was to get these hung on the devises they use there which include long hanging strips of some sort with movable hooks. Centering the paintings both vertically and horizontally was “fun”.
Tags: Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Posted in Color, Landscape, Paintings, Pastels | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
This is a 9 X 12″ pastel on Fabriano paper. It’s been awhile since I’ve done a process study. I hope you enjoy seeing the steps to the finish. I usually start with a rough sketch in a neutral color to decide placement of objects, etc.
Next I work on the sky. I know a lot of artists leave the sky to the last, but, for me, it sets the tone of the scene.
Now it’s time o start adding color and painting the objects.
I always work top to bottom and then later go back and add or change the interior items I’m not satisfied with.
Finally, the bottom half is completed and any corrections are made…..actually, I made several to the buildings!
As usual, any comments are more than welcome. I think I’d like to spend a little time at this farm.
Tags: buildings, Color, Flowers, landscape, pastel, process study, trees
Posted in Architecture, Color, Flora, Landscape, Paintings, Pastels, Process Studies | 5 Comments »
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Well, as you can see, I’ve made a few changes to this pastel. I really felt that the bottom needed more attention and that the color sets off the barn much better. Since this is a process blog, I can’t promise this is the final version. I always have to live with paintings for awhile to truly feel satisfied. The danger, of course, is going to far. But then, that’s what learning is all about, isn’t it?
I hope you enjoy this version.
Tags: buildings, Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Posted in Architecture, Color, Landscape, Paintings, Pastels, trees | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
When I was a little girl, I grew up in the country outskirts of Roseburg, Oregon. Nearby our house were several fields just being left fallow, filled with bushes and wild grass and perfect places to play with our dog. Up a slight slope in the nearest field was an abandoned barn and climbing it’s ladders and using my imagination to think up stories wasn’t a bad way to spend time. This barn is actually painted from a photo taken on one of my husband and my cross-country trips. It doesn’t really look like the childhood barn, but close enough.
It was completed on Fabriano Tiziano pastel paper (8/1/4 X 11 3/4) using my usual mixture of Unison, Ludwig, Sennelier and Rembrandt.
I have to say that I’m not really excited about my results on the Fabriano paper and would love to see comments from anyone else that uses it.
Tags: 100 Pastel Challenge, buildings, Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Posted in Architecture, Color, Landscape, Paintings, Pastels | 3 Comments »
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Well, it’s been a busy time (and,if you like the holidays as much as I do, it will be even busier! I am going try to set aside time each day and get more done…makes me feel more relaxed too in this hectic time.
The painting above is 8 X 10 on Sennelier Pastel Paper using primarily Unisons and Ludwig pastels…..yes, they are my favorite. There are some touches here and there done with harder pastels, but principally just the two.
I hope you enjoy!
Tags: Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Posted in Color, Landscape, Paintings, Pastels, trees | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Just a quickie to get back into the pastel mode. 8-1/2 X 10/12 using mostly Unisons on Canson Mi-Teintes paper. Enjoy!
Tags: Color, landscape, pastel, trees
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Well, it’s been a long time since I got down to business (and fun). Between traveling, family and pet illnesses, I’ve not been feeling much like painting. Hopefully, all will be well and I can get back to what I love. This is an 8-1/2 X 11X1/2 pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes paper using primarily Unisons, Ludwigs and a some I’m not sure about.
Enjoy!
Tags: Color, landscape, pastel, trees
Posted in Color | 3 Comments »
