tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404939968032325872024-02-20T01:28:54.351-06:00A Daily MuseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-43209737580369458622010-09-06T17:04:00.003-05:002010-09-06T17:06:32.841-05:00Purple Onions9 x 12"Oil on boardUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-21457788064751789952010-09-06T16:59:00.002-05:002010-09-06T17:03:57.918-05:00Oil Study9 x 12"Oil on boardUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-63417031664702408712010-07-20T19:31:00.004-05:002010-07-20T19:40:15.155-05:00Watercolor study after Winslow Homer 9 x 12 "Watercolor on PaperWinslow Homer, one of my alltime favorite artists. I picked up a bookabout him at the library the other day, that hadsome nice examples of his watercolors.Here is my study of the Pumpkin Patch.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-42492449096338798702009-07-20T19:39:00.009-05:002009-07-20T19:51:26.173-05:00Juliette9"x12"Watercolor on ArchesDone in one of my lifedrawing classes. I usuallyonly use charcoal and some pastelsbut chose watercolor this time.I like the softness that Iachieved, but should havecorrected the placement of herright arm. It's not quite right,so next time I'll do better. After all it is alearning process and I learnsomething everytime.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-25280198388566160952009-07-18T20:16:00.005-05:002009-07-18T20:37:32.087-05:00Along the Path3" x 6"Pastel on matboardI came across these daisies on mywalk the other day. Daisies aresuch happy little flowers.I just wanted to play with my soft pastelson some matboard and this is whathappened.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-18000313995229325122009-06-24T19:50:00.004-05:002009-06-24T19:55:53.336-05:00Acrylic Underpainting Study9 x 12"Pastel on paperThe warmth of this pastelwas achieved by painting thepaper with red acrylic paint.Not only did the paint helpwith unifying the colorpalette, but it helped givethe paper some tooth, whichhelped the pastel adhere.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-38068172344923525562009-06-24T19:45:00.005-05:002009-07-23T18:09:07.433-05:00River's Bend8 3/4" x 8 3/4"Pastel on paperDone from a reference photothat I took while on vacationin Colorado. Done withsoft, buttery Ludwig pastels.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-78115043207298481352009-04-18T14:57:00.008-05:002009-06-11T17:59:39.604-05:00Some kind of Tree4" x 6"Watercolor on PaperLast Thursday evening at the ANAmeeting, local artist Janis Ward presentedseveral of her mixed media paintings anda colorful slide show.What a neat lady! So uninhibited and unafraid to experiment.She explained how she used recycled items, likeshredded paper, or gauze, netting or plastic cleanerbags to achieve different textures in her paintings.By the end of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-75364128202791429692009-03-14T19:03:00.006-05:002009-03-14T19:11:37.583-05:00Flag Mountain14" x 17"Pastel on paperA couple of years ago, my family wenton a camping trip to Colorado.This is my rendition ofFlag Mountain.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-69805810738325812532009-02-10T16:50:00.003-06:002009-02-10T17:00:07.494-06:00Blue Tablecloth5"x7"Pastel on sanded paperToday, was experimentation day.Always a fun time. This little study waspainted with acrylic paints and thenlayers of hard and soft pastels. Justtrying to keep it loose.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-69545680848116604592008-11-19T17:36:00.003-06:002008-11-19T17:40:00.249-06:00Caribbean Blue9 x 12"Pastel on sanded paperBlue ribbon winner at the Benton County Fair 2008Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-59300891790926673962008-05-20T17:12:00.003-05:002008-12-11T03:51:54.420-06:00View of Sedona9 1/2 x 12 1/2"Pastel on sanded paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-41337765055101761002008-05-15T18:02:00.003-05:002008-12-11T03:51:54.619-06:00WIP9 1/2 X 12/1/2"Pastel on sanded paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-32461684424695720342008-05-08T17:12:00.001-05:002008-12-11T03:51:54.750-06:00WIP9 1/2X 12 1/2"Pastel on sanded paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-60023350970903870682008-05-04T17:34:00.003-05:002008-12-11T03:51:54.870-06:00WIP9 1/2 X12 1/2"Pastel on sanded paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-57870952881946788042008-05-01T15:10:00.005-05:002008-12-11T03:51:55.052-06:00Work in Progress9 1/2 x12 1/2"Pastel on sanded paperToday I started a paintingthat is more involved than I usually do.It's time to move on to more challengingsubjects. I am going to do work in progressshots, so you can see the progression.The first thing that I did, was draw apretty detailed drawing with charcoal.From there, I started working the sky,and then on to the background mountains.This is more of an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-74795633972250884962008-04-30T16:03:00.004-05:002008-12-11T03:51:55.218-06:00Laney Farm8x10"Pastel on CansonThis was painted on location atLaney Farm in Farmington.It was a warm, sunny daywithout much wind. Lotsof birds singing, a few cowsmooing and an occasional bullmaking his presence known.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-53210117797534355272008-04-29T15:19:00.002-05:002008-12-11T03:51:55.496-06:00Pastel Study8x10"Pastel on Canson paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-46515477669639196112008-04-28T14:47:00.003-05:002008-12-11T03:51:55.635-06:00Poppy Field5x7"Pastel on 300 lb paperThis was another experiment.I underpainted with purple watercolor,let it dry then layered on pastels.I covered all the purple, though,because it competed with the red of thepoppies. If I had decided to make somepurple flowers in the field as well, itwould have worked out leaving theunderpainting.Another lesson learned!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-54909591716152694892008-04-25T13:17:00.007-05:002008-12-11T03:51:55.870-06:00Blue and Green Color Study4x8"Pastel on archival paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-52766478503324465952008-04-23T13:54:00.003-05:002008-12-11T03:51:56.033-06:00Limited Palette Study6x6"Pastel on 300 lb watercolor paperI painted my paper with green watercolor paints.After it dried completely and started to layer on thehard and soft pastels but only with a limitednumber of hues.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-50256663052072715042008-04-22T11:18:00.007-05:002008-12-11T03:51:56.229-06:00Color Study #26x10"Pastel on black paperThis is another color study on black paper.I painted on black acrylic paint. Let it dry,and then started to layer on the pastels.I like how the underpainting shows throughsome of the pastel, but perhaps a deepviolet would do better than black. I'llgive it a try.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-27575149897765117312008-04-21T19:18:00.002-05:002008-12-11T03:51:56.346-06:00Color Study6x12"Pastel on black paperI'm still exploring different grounds.This was painted with gesso which gavethe paper some texture. Thepaper was tinted with india ink and thenlayered with pastels.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-21333638578450556652008-04-19T18:12:00.002-05:002008-12-11T03:51:56.592-06:00Pastel Study4x6"Pastel on 300 lb paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140493996803232587.post-88334075244741226532008-04-18T14:58:00.003-05:002008-12-11T03:51:56.744-06:00Monument Valley6x9"Pastel on 300 lb paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0