31st Annual American Artisan Show/Wilton, CT

Another Autumn  11 x 14 pastel  $625

Thank you Lisa P. Oswald and Jane Cameron for the opportunity to exhibit "A Collection of Collections"
at the Village Hall Gallery in Hastings on Hudson.

I take the show down today, and thanks to Lisa "liking" a painting on FB, I drive right up to Wilton CT
for the 31st Annual American Artisan Show.

Preview Gala Friday Nov 4 6-9 pm
Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4

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Pepsi Generation

Pepsi Generation  5 x 7 pastel

My next series— a dear friend has lent me some of his extensive vintage lighter collection. This is the first, and I think the least complicated of the bunch. Fitting that my husband worked for Pepsi in the '80s.

I didn't think this would be so much fun, but painting this was SO MUCH FUN. Stay tuned for more...

Sugar Pond II

Sugar Pond II  8 x 10 pastel  $125

Just needed to do a landscape today after adding another entry into the "circular file."

This is a view anyone in my hometown of Hastings on Hudson will recognize, especially the dog lovers. We walked there every day for 10+ years with our girl Ursa. Recently we went back for a walk and learned of so many of her generation who have passed on.

Some tried to keep their dogs out of the pond, others threw in sticks that were eagerly retrieved.
It's all good.

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Heirloom Blend

Heirloom Blend 8 x 10 pastel

It's been almost a month since I posted. Lots has been going on: a wonderful worokshop in CT with Stephanie Birdsall, early this month, then a complete purge and cleaning of the studio to get ready for a long, nesting winter.

This painting is from a photo, one of hundreds, taken at the Hastings Farmer's Market. Glorious produce, and at this time of year wonderful light.

Philips Pond II

Phillips Pond II 5 x 7 pastel $100

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I have painted this before, but I really felt like a landscape today, so it's a "do over".

I actually did this in a Liz Haywood Sullivan workshop the first time. Watching her demo at the PSA Materials Fair had me jonesin' for a landscape.

Here is the first one from two years ago.

Phillips Pond  9 x 12 pastel $175

Sophie's Shower

Sophie's Shower 10 x 8 pastel

This is my friend Sophie's very cool shower head in her original '30s or 40's bathroom. 

Getting ready for a workshop in CT and I wanted to try some of the paper and pastels I got over the weekend at the PSA Materials Fair. Oh boy, there will be a learning curve! I tried this as a realistic, serious painting and failed miserably. So I hit it with alcohol and decided to just be loose and have fun. I might attempt this again in a realistic way, but for now here is Sophie's Shower.

PSA Awards Dinner

Last night was the annual Awards dinner at the Pastel Society of America. It was a blast.
I saw old friends, and met new ones. It's a great tribe!