"Hammonasset Story", Pastel.

"Hammonasset Story", 8 x 10"

Pastel on Panel.

One more pastel of Hammonasset State Park in CT.

I'm in love with that place and would love to go back one day.

It is all about poetry of Marshes and beautiful sand beaches.

My sort of pace.

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"Redhead" pastel, Tatiana Myers.

"Redhead", 8 x 10",

Pastel on sanded paper.

This piece was painted on location in CT this October.

I was in love with the turning tree by the marsh land

and had great time painting it.

Finished in studio by memory. 

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"Touch of Fire", Pastel.

"Touch of Fire", 8 x 10"

Pastel on Pastelbord.

Painted this small piece mostly from memory as I have painted it before.

I started this as demo painting for my pastel class I teach

this month at Mechanicsburg Art Center and Galleries.

In this class students learn about various ways of

utilizing of underpainting for pastel work.

This piece combine value toning of the surface

with watercolors and finished with pastels.

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"Drama Queen", Pastel.

"Drama Queen", 12 x 12", Pastel on Wallis.

This is my latest pastel piece painted on no more available Wallis Belgium Mist

sanded paper. I still have few pieces of it, love it, but no reason to keep it precious...

When it all will be gone I'll switch to UART and see what happens.

After all, sanded paper is and only sanded paper...

this is a portrait of one of our Garden Lillies. I'm not sure what kind she is.

We got this single bulb on Lilitopia show at Longwood gardens.

 I didn't know they will have anything for sale and only had few bucks of cash on my pocket..

So we ended up with this beauty with no name. Beautiful, dramatic, especially in the dark.

I'm glad I finally got a chance to paint her... Love my lilies!

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Creek study, Pastel.

Another study of my beloved Cove Creek,

two miles or so down on a road from where we live...

This one was done on U-art 400 with some underpainting.

I used my Plein Air set of pastels to do this painting.

something I do off and on in studio setting

to stay comfortable with lesser color choices.

This painting is currently offered at DPW auction.

"In Those Grasses", pastel.

"In Those Grasses",  11 x 14", Pastel.

Another piece painted in memory of summer 2014

when we went to see our friends in Massachusetts.

Field of wildflowers full of light and color. 

Never getting tired of those.

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"Reflections of Spring"

"Reflections of Spring", 8 x 10",

Pastel on mounted U-art

Back to something smaller. One day project.

Spring Marshes, painted from photo I took during my last trip to MA

earlier in May. We drove by this place to get to our friend's house

and I knew when I saw it - this scene will make good subject for my painting.

I may just do more then one, but so far I painted this little piece.

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"Afterglow", Pastel.

"Afterglow", 18 x 24" Pastel over Oil Stain, U-art 400 2015.

This summer I'm planning to play with few bigger pieces

what will be painted after smaller studies I did (or going to do) prior that.

"Afterglow" is the first one of this kind. It is painted after "Marsh Glow" 8 x 10" study

what I did last year... That study was sold right after it was painted.

In those two works I utilized two different forms of underpainting.

"Marsh Glow" was painted on U-art stained with warm sepia tones

(fluid acrylic) and afterglow was done on much more strong

reddish/brown undertones of Oil. I also changed composition a bit.

"Marsh Glow", 8 x 10", Pastel 2014.

Both works have its own merits, but the most important part is -

I'm satisfied with how this new project  going for me and looking forward

to start another piece sometime soon.... And let see what will happen.

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"Evening Vista", pastel.

"Evening Vista", 11 x 14"

Pastel over Oil stain on Wallis paper.

My latest painting finished after our trip to Cape Cod National Seashore area.

This is a view from Fort Hill, late spring, right before sunset.

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"Light Swept", Pastel.

"Light Swept", 16 x 20" Pastel on Pastelbord.

Another moment of Cape Cod dunes. End of day, sun goes down,

light changing to very warm, but still - it is so bright, one needs  sunglasses

to stay out there on a beach and not be blinded by it....

Biggest size of pastel painting I'm done to this date... Enjoy!

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"River dance", pastel.

"River Dance"

Pastel on museum Pastelbord, 11 x 14"

My second entry for Camp Hill Plein Air 2015 competition was painted

from the boat lounge near Liverpool, PA.

It was a hot day, but we found a nice shady space, got comfortable

and I started this painting.

This time it was all about those groups of trees by the river.

They reminded me young girls gathered for group dance, and this is how 

title of this painting was born. Something lyrical, mystical, something about river, fog,

something about dance of light, dancing elementals between water and sky...

And so I painted it as I called it.

Above: both of my painting framed and ready

for 3 days Plein Air exhibition at Camp Hill.

It was many beautiful painting there, but not that many pastels.

Event is just about over now,

I'm getting ready to start another painting soon.

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Camp Hill Plein Air 2015.

Regardless of busy schedule I managed somehow to find "Me time"

and work on my Plein Air entry to Camp Hill Plein Air 2015 competition.

Here I am - fist painting day, painting by the creek at Fort Hunter.

Needless to say - this is my favorite painting spot, what I visited more then once.

I never get tired of it, place is just beautiful, yet - quiet enough.

If You lucky enough to get there on a sunny day - light effects on a water are 

totally mesmerizing... This is what I was after - 

capturing play of light and color on a water surface.

Easy to say, not that easy to accomplish, considering the fact -

not only light is changing by the minute,

but also water surface going through constant changes... 

Now it calm and then it has ripples from the wind or current or small animal seeming across,

and as water surface changes, so do reflections...

I have to say it was real fun to work like this...

chasing constant change in hope to capture it - beautifully.

The other challenging factor was a fact that I decided to get out of my "Plein Air comfort zone" 

and for once paint bigger. Normally I would work in 8 x 10 or 9 x 12" format.

This time I went with 11 x 14", what is almost twice bigger

compare to my "normal" Plein Air paintings.

It took me two sessions to finish this work, but it is done

and I'm happy with what I have here.

"Liquid Mirror", 14 x 11" Pastel.

...and tomorrow I have a free day and weather should be nice and I'll be back 

to more painting!...

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"Hillside", pastel.

"Hillside", 8 x 10", Pastel on U-art 400.

Today some of our SVPAP gathered together to paint at Lindenwood.

Place is gorgeous, people are very friendly, weather is great,

just add some pastels to it and You have a perfect day!

This is my today's painting effort.

I was captured by play of light and a shadows on a hillside

and painted my story of it.

Had truly great time in it! Looking forward to go back

one of upcoming weekends.

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Coast Guard Beach study. Pastel.

8 x 10" Pastel on Wallis paper.

This is my first pastel work what I did after returning from Cape Cod in my studio.

I got some really beautiful photos to work with and now will pull some of those

out and paint... Of course AFTER all the commitments related to Camp Hill Plein Air.

I'm looking forward to go back to Cape at September,

do some more exploring and bring back even more material to work with...

Mean while I have enough and just looking forward to paint...

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"Dune-Dancers." Pastel, Plein Air.

 Last week I spent painting at Cape Cod with group of pastel painters

mentored  by Richard McKinley.

It was a time before the tourist season is starting, so we had very little interruption

by whoever was showing at our painting sites... What were beautiful.

This is one of the painting what I did on location.

Most of us were staying right on the parking lot of one of local beaches.

We were surrounded by water, dunes, blooming Beach Plum bushes

 and some not-invited personalities what were trying to 

hand out some of brochures of religious nature...

(We all know well those polite guys who usually working in small groups of 2 or 3,

always neatly dressed and just a bit too sweet)

Soon their brave troopers gave up on us and move away to some place other....

We were continuing working on our paintings and enjoyed the scenery.

Richard did his demo later in a day and ironically we ended up

painting the same subject, what was a group of pine trees on a top of the dunes.

After I finished working on my painting I decided not to do another,

but went  around with my camera hunting for more beautiful  views.

Now as I'm back home it will be more paintings coming.

"Walk through the dunes", pastel.

"Walk through the dunes"

9 x 12" on Multimedia panel.

This painting brings back my memories of beautiful pink Dunes of Idaho.

Places where eye can wander without stopping on anything related to human civilization.

So much of space, so much of poetry.

One day I hope to be back there to see my friends

and all that incredible  humble beauty what is called "desert"

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"Where The Grass is Greener..." Pastel.

"Where The Grass is Greener..."

9 x 12", Pastel with WC on Multimedia panel.

 This May I'll be painting with group of Pastel Artists

 in Cape Cod... Can not wait.... It should be gorgeous!...

Mean while trying to get even more familiar with the subject...

I love painting marshes... simple - yet - so beautiful.

So here is one more... actual place outside of Plymouth, MA.

That was a little park what I had opportunity to explore

all by myself in 2014... I wish I would have more time... but

perhaps this year it will be possible. We will see.

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...and more pastels!...

Posting two more of my latest works... result of playing with my new Roche pastels.

One above is another version of Marsh at Teton National park (I did

that scene before, some of You may remember it),

one below is a scene from our trip to Mexico last month...

One is on home=made ground, the other one on U-art.

Mostly combination of Roche and Gearalt pastels... hard not to love both brands!

Had few days of brake, feels like it will be a good time to start new painting...

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Untitled Marsh, pastel.

"Untitled Marsh", 9 x 12", Pastel.

One more rendering of Cape Cod marshes.

Pastel over oil stain on sanded paper.

getting ready for spring trip to New England.

Just few more months! 

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Bell Tower, Pastel.

"Bell Tower", 12 x 9" Pastel over wc.
Santuario De Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco

Another peaceful scene from around of San Miguel.
So much light there... and so much history!
I probably have enough material to keep me busy
for several months, even I decide to paint a painting a day...
Got to try my beautiful new pastels  on this one too...
Crime to have those... or not to have, if You in love with pastels.
Here is my newly purchased box of Roche,
little treasure appropriate for paintings like this...
 for something very special...

Oh!.. Box is not full!... I probably need to fix that!

Someday.

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