Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Cherry Blossom Canopy

Cherry Blossom Canopy
8x10, soft pastel


On the way to breakfast with a friend the other day, I couldn't help but pull the car over to take pictures of the flowering cherry and plum trees. It's that time of year when the weather is cool one day and warm the next.  The spring colors are so fresh and vibrant...the trees and flowers just scream "paint me!".   It was quite warm and sunny this particular morning.  I met a wonderful gentleman who allowed me to snap a few photos of him as he enjoyed a quiet reading spot under the flowering trees.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Sunrise At River's Edge and several others

I'm one who never sits still for long and I've been crazy busy these past few weeks.  It's not that I haven't had time to paint...but I've been trying to embrace the word "balance".  I've been balancing my time between family, friends, the dreaded housework and my love of painting.  Balancing one's time is not as easy as it might sound.  My passion to paint is always tugging at my heartstrings.  It seems I can easily spend every waking hour painting or scoping out new places and subject matter to paint.  The more I paint...the more my passion awakens.

Following are a few of the studies I've done in the past 2-3 weeks (disclaimer...I don't think they're in the finished state but this is where I left off with each of them).  These paintings were squeezed in around family gatherings, lunch dates, painting with friends, and a massive spring cleaning of the house.  In conjunction with those things...I also found the perfect tray at TJMaxx to organize and hold the entire set of Terry Ludwig pastels I recently purchased....I so love TJMaxx!  I'm in heaven.

Sunrise At River's Edge
8x10, soft pastel


Redbud Amigos
5x7.5, soft pastel

Julia Davis Park
6x8, soft pastel

Grazing
6x8, soft pastel

Among The Wheat
8x4, soft pastel


Demo 2 with Karen Margulis
6x8, soft pastel

Demo 1 with Karen Margulis
4x6, soft pastel

Roadside Church
4x6, soft pastel

My new pastel tray with all the Terry Ludwig pastels 
nice and neatly put away (for now)..love it!