Early in the spring of 2009 I fell in love...with a beautiful pastel painting by artist Karen Schroeder of Coupeville, Washington. Some months after asking if she gave lessns, I was happy to learn that a class was available. In November I took my first pastel painting class... and this love affair continues... Pastels are the purest painting medium -- pure finely ground pigments are lightly formed into sticks with just a whisper of medium. They are soft and sensuous and are made in the most vibrant of colors. When applied gently to a rough surface which grasps and holds the pigment they are treasures --fragile and vulnerable and an ongoing delight. No two dimensional medium affords the tactile and seductive involvement of pastels. This blog is a collection of my pastel works....
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Blues
The natural beauty of the calm waters and low coastal hills of western Washington never ceases to thrill. This scene is from a trip in spring of 2010 to Ocean Shores; it is 17 x 12. This new pastel is appropriately named 'Coastal Blues".
The natural beauty of the calm waters and low coastal hills of western Washington never ceases to thrill. This scene is from a trip in spring of 2010 to Ocean Shores; it is 17 x 12. This new pastel is appropriately named 'Coastal Blues".
This is lovely. I didn't know you painted. Very nice work.
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