Snowman - A Belly Full Of Cookies
10x8, soft pastel
The January 30 day challenge is winding down. But, I couldn’t resist one last snowman. By now, our epic snowfall for January (22 inches I believe) has melted and soon we’ll be anticipating spring! Yay!
Snowman With A Heart
10x8; soft pastel
Snowman - Lighting The Way
10x8, soft pastel
Snowman Chubby Little Cookie Jar
10x8, soft pastel
This little cookie jar is my favorite snowman. He’s quite old and the paint is full of fine cracks…but he’s still precious. He’ll stays out on the counter all winter long until the snow stops flying.
A Walk Through The Park
8x10, soft pastel
It was a gorgeous day in the park right after a rainfall. The colors were amazing and this piece was one of my favorite plein air pieces this year. The pink tipped green grasses really caught my eye. The colors that morning were amazing.
Marbles and Perfume
6x6, soft pastel
The Last Leaves To Fall
6x6, gouache and pastel
My ability to keep a poinsettia alive is nonexistent. I admire them, but I don’t try and keep them as a live plant throughout the year. So, today’s painting was an experiment using the last leaves to dry up and drop off. The substrate I used is a canvas board and the underpainting is gouache with each subsequent layer applied in soft pastel. The soft pastel layers were sprayed with fixative (true to form, each layer of fixative darkened the pastel pigment (which I really don’t like). So, the final top layer is fresh soft pastel unfixed by fixative. Once again confirming to myself, I simply don’t like to use fixatives. However, I do like the end result of this one. Have a joyful New Years Day! Today is day 1 of my very own 30in30. For me, 2024 will be the year of no rules…just paint! I’m already breathing a bit easier 😂
