Pastels
I was looking for a way to sketch in color, when I started using pastels. Since then, they have become my go to media when starting a new series. The best of my pastels go on to be large paintings. Often the pastel has a beauty I can’t reproduce larger.
Head Sails (Pastel 20 x 15")
View from the Bow (Pastel 21 x 16") sold
Fleeting (Pastel 18 x 22")
Abundance (Mixed Media 15 x 20")
Pearly Pumkin (Pastel 16x20")
Textured Florals (Pastel 16 x 22")
Aldo (Pastel 14 x 12") sold
Thoughts (Pastel 10 x 12")
Maggie (Pastel 15 x 11") sold
The Copper Beech, 1st St (Pastel 15 x 20')
Mendocino (Pastel 15 x 20")
Coastal Fragments (Pastel 20 x 21")
Old Iris (Pastel 10.5 x 14")
Pumpkin Vine (Pastel 20 x 15")
Open Hearts (Pastel on Rice paper 19 x 24")
Patty's Ducks (Pastel 20 x 20")
Sleeping in My Bed (Pastel 14 x 12") sold
Shell Parade (Pastel 20 x 16")
American Indian Abstraction (Pastel 13.5 x 12")
Daydreaming (Pastel 11 x 11")
Tragic Dance (Pastel 12 x 15")
Out from the Background (Pastel 17 x 13")
End of Day (Pastel 16 x 21")
Sweet Auburn (Pastel 16 x 12") sold
Iris 2 (Pastel 8 x 6")
Iris 3 (Pastel 8 x 6")