"Just Passting By..." 30 in 30, Day 5.

"Just Passing By..." 5 x 7"

Pastel on Canson "Touch"

As simple as Day 5 of 30 in 30 challenge.

Another attempt to work something out with Canson "Touch".

This is a painting of some site I took picture of,

during our trip to West few years ago. Not sure any more where it was,

but something Western and beautiful.

We were just passing by.

Check back for tomorrow's painting!

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"Walkway to the Sky". 30 in 30, Day 4.

"Walkway to the Sky", 8 x 10",

Pastel on Canson Touch.

Day 4 of my 30 Pastels in 30 Days challenge.

So far so good, #4 is done. This is a study of Cape's Dunes...

Perhaps I'll do a bigger painting of those at later time.

This pastel was painted with Oil stain underpainting.

I still not completely sure, if I like this new surface or not.

I got a big piece of it as a gift from my students,

cut it on smaller pieces and experimenting now...

Still have few more.

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"Wildflowers". 30 Pasteles and 30 Days. Day3.

"Wildflowers", 4 x 6" Wallis Belgium Mist.

My #3 entry to Leslie Saeta's

30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge.

Wildflowers right outside Cape Code.

Memory of this summer. Enjoy!

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30 Pastels in 30 Days. Day 2.

"Rhapsody in Purple."

4,5 x 6" Pastel on U-art sanded paper.

Second day of my participation in 30x30 painting challenge.

My goal is to work on small color/value studies (like this one)

and occasionally finish some bigger pieces if possible.

Painting #2 is very familiar to me subject,

I painted this reference before in both - oils and pastels.

However I didn't try this extreme reddish/purple palette.

I have to admire - I like it.

This work is  available at DPW auction.

Already looking forward to Day #3.

Need to find a good subject to play with.

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Gold and Lace. 30 Paintings in 30 days. Day 1.

"Gold and Lace", 9 x 12", Pastel.

First painting for 2015! Dreams of summer in the middle of winter.

The winter we have this year is the one with no snow,

not very appealing for the eye... so I turned to the colors instead.

No snow for me, not yet anyway. Something is coming up

later this month and what is coming is NOT about the snow.

But Psssst!... It is not time yet  tell anybody  what is coming.

When it does, it will be posted here.. Guaranteed!

Also... for the first time I'll attempt to stay up with

30 paintings in 30 days challenge hosted by  Leslie Saeta...

Not sure how well it will go considering my plans for January,

but we all will see at the end of month what happened with it.

"Gold and Lace" is currently offered at DPW auction.

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Happy New Year!

That will be probably my last post for this year...

so much accomplished, so much work ahead of me in 2015.

Two paintings what I have posted here are my the most resent studies

done on various sanded papers with my beloved pastels.

 Finally I got a chance to rearrange my "Dakota traveler"

Plein Air pastel box. I replaces some sticks what I never use, 

some broken ones, some repeated colors

and some very soft Schmincke sticks on more durable

and more useful for Plein Air varieties.

What I have here now is combination of Girault, 

Holbein, Terri Ludwig, Unison and  Great American

with addition of few other brands....

Everything looking clean, makes sense and ready to go.

I'm happy with what I got here.

On other hand... I just got to operate my new toy what I got

(shame to say!) about 3 years ago and never tried it out.

This is one of most simple models of dry-mounting machines.

Naturally my ides was about making of my own pastel panels.

have some gun and save some cash. As most of my pastel works 

rarely exceed 11x14" size, this is a perfect model of press

for making of smaller panels at home. I purchased some rugmount

adhesive what came today at New Year Eve and 

put my little press to test... BINGO! Everything works like a dream!

About 5 min with all preparations and brand-new panel is ready.

It is a dream what came alive. I can make my own boards

for Plein Air sessions and/or for working with solvents.

being do-it-yourself kind of person, I feel very happy.

I do need those panels and now I can make my own ones with no mess

and waiting time as when I have to use a glue...

So... with this in mind I feel ready for approaching 2015.

Maybe I even will start another painting tonight... 

Or maybe I just will have another happy night with my family.

Happy New Year to all my readers!

See You back in 2015!

"Once Upon Vermont", Pastel.

"Once Upon Vermont", 11 x 14"

Pastel on U-art 400.

My latest and on of the last for 2014 pastel paintings.

This one is a reflection of our trip to Danville, Vermont,

 earlier this July.

Our group had wonderful time painting and enjoying

surrounding us beauty.

This is the gimps of it to bring colors of summer back..

Enjoy!

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"Endless Fields", Pastel.

"Endless Fields", 8 x 10", Pastel on U-art.

One more version of beautiful farm fields around the horse farm

what belongs to our friends - Karen and Kent Durr.

I just can not get enough of that place.

Hope You like it to.

To see more please visit my web site.

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"Lakeside Flowers", Pastel.

"Lakeside Flowers"

8 x 10", Pastel on sanded paper.

One more small painting painted after our trip to Mount Rainier

National Park. We drove by this beautiful lake and I had to stop

and take several pictures of it for the future painting.

This is a smaller 8 x 10" study on U-art toned with fluid acrylics.

It brings back memories of our trip and memories of summer...

Enjoy!

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"Memories of summer", Pastel.

"Memories of summer", 8 x 10" pastel

Small pastel study. Painted from photo taken two years ago during our trip

to Minnesota. Marshy area surrounding lake Superior. Sunset. Enjoy!

To see more of my paintings please visit my web site and blog.

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