Bottle of Red

5x7" pastel on suede matboard

I came across an old spice rack minus
the spices and thought that the bottles
might be good subjects. I made some colored
water, which was almost as fun as coloring eggs,
and just as messy. Put a light on it,
and layered on the pastels.
Today's daily painting
is brought to you by the color red.

Colored Glass

5x7"
Pastel on sanded paper.
Pastel is pure pigment, not chalk.
I would never be able to achieve the
deep darks or brilliant reds with sidewalk chalk.
To learn more about this versatile medium,
check out this link.
www.pastelinternational.com/about/drypastel.asp

This is my last post for a few days.
I am off to a Margaret Dyer pastel workshop.
I'll post my workshop pieces when I get back.

A Recipe for Fun

5x7"
Pastel on archival sanded paper
I didn't paint the marbles. I painted how the light fell on them

Glass marbles were invented in
Germany in 1848. There are at least
22 types of marbles and a number
of games you can play with them. Here is one of them

RING TAW This is one of the best known and most popular of all marble games for a group of players. As with 'INCREASE POUND', two circles are drawn on the ground. The inner circle should be about 1' (30cms) in diameter, the outer should be about 7' (2m) diameter. Each player puts an agreed number of marbles into the inner ring. The order of play is decided and the players take turns to shoot their TAW from any point on the outer ring, at the marbles in the center. Any marbles knocked out of the center ring are pocketed by the shooter and he is entitled to shoot again from the spot where his TAW lies. When a shot is unsuccessful play passes to the next player and the TAW remains on the ground where it comes to rest, if that spot is within the outer ring. The next player may then shoot at the marbles in the center or at any of his opponents TAWS. If he strikes a TAW, the owner of that TAW has to pay him one marble and he takes another shot. The shooter may not strike the same opponents TAW twice in succession. The game continues until the ring is cleared.