soft pastels
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Saturday, April 30th, 2022
Camel at Gorge Wildlife Park, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. During the late 19th century, camels were imported to Australia from India and Afghanistan, so hundreds of thousands now roam ferrell.
Left, how I start most of my work: general shapes are outlined, and composition is roughly established.
Fins, Feathers, and Fur
Friday, April 29th, 2022
Prairie Dogs, the Badlands, Drumheller, AB – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
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New Feathers, Fruit Bats and Sleepy Sun Bear, also each 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper… all 4 are included in J. Mane Gallery’s “Fins, Feathers & Fur” online exhibition opening today and on view through May 2022. All four are the same size and price.
Microbial Diversity
Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
Microbial Diversity, colorful algae along Oceanside OR beach, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
This piece is now being showcased at Gallerium Art Prize international smart online group exhibition opening May 20, 2022, continuing until June 30, 2022.
New Zealand Christmas Tree
Friday, April 15th, 2022
Metrosideros Excelsa – New Zealand Christmas Tree, windy day in Auckland NZ, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
Lake Louise
Sunday, April 10th, 2022
Lake Louise with turquoise mountain water, Banff National Park, AB Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish. Here’s an acrylics on canvas painting of the same place I did a couple of years ago.
Daffodils
Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
Daffodils, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
Crater Lake OR
Thursday, March 24th, 2022
Crater Lake State Park OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
Crater Lake’s water is in reality a vivid and surreal blue. I reworked the lake colors and background textures quite a bit, trying numerous techniques to create unique water representation, and at the same time make the surrounding mountains recede… resulting with these vertical line textures. I finally made the call to stop because in trying to fix things in some areas, other areas that were fine started becoming messy. Pastels and paper were pushed to their limits.
Loblolly Pine
Sunday, March 20th, 2022
Loblolly Pine, Knox Mountain Trail, Kelowna BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
Raccoons
Saturday, March 19th, 2022
Raccoons, Ottawa ON – soft pastels version – 16H x 22W inches, framed size 27H x 33W”.
Fern Gestures
Saturday, March 12th, 2022
Fern Gestures, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish. There are more purples in the darker areas that aren’t showing up very well in the photo here.
I love feedback and constructive criticism. My artist-friend Virginia suggested adding the fiddleheads, and although I had initially planned not to add any, the design is now much more interesting. Thanks V! Left thumbnail shows the piece before adding the fiddleheads.
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