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Saturday, May 4th, 2024
Bald Eagles, juvenile watching mature in flight at Oceanside, OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.
Thumbnails show stages 1 through 4. Soft pastels don’t allow for too many changes, so the work had to be sprayed and set well before carefully making the juvenile eagle smaller to create a more convincible perspective. That also forced me to rework the sky and clouds, so now hoping those lines help with perspective.
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Asters
Sunday, February 26th, 2023
Asters, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. I usually take photos outdoors, and like the previous drawing, it’s been difficult to get a decent photo of the piece as a whole. Details are best viewed in the following thumbnails 1. upper left, 2. upper right, 3. center, 4. lower left, 5. lower right:
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The Angel Oak
Friday, October 9th, 2020
The Angel Oak on Johns Island, South Carolina – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. The Live Oak with massive branches is estimated to be 400-500 years old. We visited during a tropical storm, so we were lucky to experience the magnificence of this tree all be ourselves.
California Redwood
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
California Redwood, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.
The Terracotta Army
Thursday, August 6th, 2020
The Terracotta Army, Xi’an, China – 18H x 24W inches graphite, soft pastel on paper – work in progress. We visited China in 2016 so this is done from my own photos. The drawing looked boring so I added some stylized traditional Chinese characters that translate the title, “Terracotta Army”. Some tones and details need a bit more work. Here’s a link to Wikipedia with info about the sculptures.
Great Egrets
Saturday, July 25th, 2020
Great Egrets, Coppell, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
Mt. Hood, Oregon
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Mt. Hood OR, approx. 10H x 14W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 16H x 20W inches, white wood frame with crackle finish.
Sacred Sunrise: Uluru, Australia
Monday, June 29th, 2020
Sacred Sunrise: Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, aboriginal peoples’ sacred ancestral grounds in Northern Territory, Australia. 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on 140 lb cold pressed premium watercolor paper. Framed size approximately 21H x 25W inches, white wood frame with crackle finish.
Renewal: Mt. St. Helens, WA
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Renewal: Mt. St. Helens, WA with Indian Paintbrush wildflowers. 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on 140 lb cold pressed.
Left image shows work as it began. Painter’s tape is used on every work on paper to keep edges clean and allow room for mat and framing. Workable fixative sprayed at various phases really brings out colors, deters unwanted blur of colors while working, plus renews the surface to fix up or brighten areas that have become dark or slippery from too much buildup.
Blue Lupine
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
Blue Lupine, 24H x 36W inches acrylics on canvas, frame unnecessary.