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!