Saint-Édouard, QC

Saint-Édouard, QC   8 x 10 pastel

Day 1 — A snowy field on the way home from Montreal. This is a very rough, homemade board that adds nice texture for landscapes.

With a Twist

With a Twist  7 x 5 pastel

This seemed like a fitting way to end the old and bring in the new year.

Tomorrow begins the 30 Painting in 30 Days Challenge— hard to believe this will be my fifth one, but my overflowing flat files are proof that a lot of work gets generated during these challenges. For the moment I have no theme for the month, so stay tuned and see what happens.

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Button, Button, Who's Got The Buton?

Button, Button, Who's Got The Button?  16 x 19 pastel

I have held off showing this painting until it made the rounds in a few juried shows, but it is now back home so I thought I would share it.

I don't normally work on paintings for a long time, but this one took a few weeks. We said goodbye to our dear dog Ursa during this time, so this painting has a special meaning for me. I dedicated one of the buttons to her, maybe you can find it.

On The Edge

On The Edge  14 x 19  pastel

This painting had a very strange beginning. It started as a bucolic country scene in CT. It didn't work, but I liked the terracotta surface and some foreground shapes that looked like the Southwest, so I just had fun making it up.

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Freckle Face

Freckle Face  11 x 14  pastel

I am not sure where I shot this reference photo, but if cows could have freckles...

Ruby's Slipper

Ruby's Slipper  8 x 10 pastel

I am waiting to hear from my neighbor which daughter owns this shoe, but given the pun in the title I am going for Ruby. I started this a few weeks ago, abandoned it, and brought it out again today.

Pint of Honey

Pint of Honey  6 x 6   pastel

We came home from Lithuania with a kilo of honey, and this is about all that is left. I have also signed up for another Thirty Paintings in 30 Days Challenge, so look for that starting Jan 1, 2016!

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