Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Rose Study


This is the first attempt at using oil pastels. I think I like them. I used Wallis sanded paper which held up quite well while blending the colors with mineral spirits.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Caden


10.5x8 Pastel on Paper

Monday, January 10, 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Spruce Creek

10.5x8 Pastel on Paper
It was a clear and sunny day in Rocky Mountain National Park when the frozen stream broke for a few feet. Skims of ice inched out onto the clearing trying to mend the gap. The play of light, shadow and reflection caught my attention. But out of the dozens of pictures that I took that day only a couple made the grade.