Pastels

Pastel "is both a drawing and a painting medium" (Harrison, Pastel School). I work with chalk pastels, not oil pastels. Intense color is easily possible with pastels, and you will see that this is a feature of my pastel paintings.


Still Life: Lemons

In August 2024, I took a four-day workshop with Alain Picard at the Connecticut River Valley Inn in lovely Glastonbury, CT.  My goal was to become freer in my pastel painting and to learn how mark-making would assist me in my quest. This painting of lemons is the last of four works I completed during the workshop, and I am pleased with my progress towards my goal.


A Gallop Through Snow

We painted horses in a class with Theresa Somaio, in honor of the Saratoga season. I didn't want to. But I think it came out rather well!

Plum and Peach

A small study done in connection with an online class by Mary Pritchard.

Cloud Streets Over the Berkshires

Berkshire Sunrise

Two Cabbages

Sunflowers with Pears

Breaking Wave

European Robin

Sunset Over Water

Seascape Drama: Sunset

Photo courtesy of Richard Ruotolo, Ruotolo Design Shack

Rooster

Colin's Cat

Fish of Many Colors

Night Sky with Stars

Blue Chairs by the Sea

Green Waters

Impressionistic Sunset

Northway Sunset

Fish: School of Non-Conformists (sold)

U-Turn

Kings of the Hills