Clementine on Blue Plate

A little radial symmetry, some strong light and complementary colors ... sounds like a good setup to me!

Prize Winner!

"Triplets" won 3rd prize in the Spring 2011 Piedmont Pastel Society Show! The prize was a 60 stick Terry Ludwig Southeast Landscape pastel set. Sweet! These are absolutely luscious pastels. 

Summer show at Andre Christine gallery

 I hope you will come by the new show at Andre Christine Gallery in Mooresville, NC. My featured piece is Mozambique Boats at the top of the postcard. The opening reception is Saturday, July 9 from 6-9 PM. Lynn Gingras, the owner, will always meet you with a smile and answer any questions with no hard sale tactics. The gallery is a delightful place to browse.

Mozambique Boats

Turquoise water isn't exactly found where I live, so it was great fun to paint it. This pastel painting is 16" x 20" and is done on textured gator board.  You can find it at Andre Christine Gallery in Mooresville, NC.

The Face of Fall

I've done a study to work out ideas for a possible larger painting. What do you see here?

My Darling Clementine...

...okay, very cliche.  This is a small 8 x 10 pastel on Wallis paper. I have found still life work to be challenging as the depth of field is so small. Values need to be studied as the background is really only inches away, compared to possibly miles away in a landscape painting. Comments, anyone?

Egg 1, Egg 2

We see eggs here, but these paintings are essentially about shapes, a wide value range and and narrow color range. Trying to paint white is a wonderful exercise in seeing color