I’ve been working on this painting for several weeks now. It’s the most complex painting I’ve attempted, because of the number of figures involved and so many of them are people I know personally, so I want to try and represent them pretty well. There’s a lot of work left to do on it, obviously.
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Shuswap Lakes, B.C. by Lorraine Young soft pastels on Pastel Card, 9″ x 12″ $230 framed
SOLD Koffee Cafe Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on pastel card 9″x12″ $230
Winter Parking Lot Bugs Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper. 7″x10″ $100
ALBERTA SUNSET, Barns and Haystacks (HWY 39 Series) by Lorraine Young soft pastels on pastel card 15″ x12″ $250 framed
Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on pastel card, 9×12 Private Collection
Barns on Highway 39 (Hwy 39 Series) by Lorraine Young soft pastels on pastel card 9″ x 12″ $230 framed
Alberta Birchstand, Highway 39 Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on sanded pastel paper 9″ x 12″ $230 Framed
Alberta Winter Evening with Barn and Haystacks Hwy 39 SOLD Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on Colourfix sanded pastel paper, 9″x12″
Alberta Farm Cloudy Winter Sky Hwy 39 Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on pastel card 9″ x 12″ $230
Alberta Winter Farm with Pump Jack (Hwy 39 series) by Lorraine Young soft pastels on pastel card 15″ x 12″ SOLD
Cast Out the Demon (NFS) Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on sanded pastel paper 9″ x 12″
SOLD Red Shoes Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on sanded pastel card 9″ x 12″
“Nice Hat” Lorraine Young Sennelier soft pastels on pastel card 9″ x 12″ SOLD
Sandpiper at Sunset – Banderas Bay soft pastels on sanded pastel paper 9″ x 12″ Lorraine Young Private Collection
On the Pub Patio Lorraine Young soft pastels on pastel card 15″ x 12″ SOLD
“Autumn on the David Thompson Highway” Lorraine Young 9″ x 6″ soft pastel on Pastel Card $175 framed
Misty Mountains on the David Thompson Highway by Lorraine Young Soft pastels on Pastel Card 9 x 7 $175 framed
SOLD Autumn In The Rockies by Lorraine Young Soft Pastels on pastel card 9″ x 7″
Jasper Alley in the Fall Lorraine Young 4 ½” x 6 ½” soft pastels on pastel card $120 framed
Autumn at Jackie Parker Park by Lorraine Young soft pastels on pastel card 5 ½” x 8 ½ ” $175 framed
SOLD Autumn Clouds Over Jackie Parker Park by Lorraine Young soft pastels 5 ½ x 6 ½
Autumn Shadows in Jackie Parker Park by Lorraine Young soft pastels on sanded pastel paper 5 ½” x 7 ½ ” $140 framed
SOLD Winter Night at Jackie Parker Park by Lorraine Young, soft pastels on sanded pastel paper, 7 ½” x 5 ½ ”
Afternoon at Pub by Lorraine Young soft pastels on pastel card 8″ x 5 ½” $100 unframed
“Whyte Ave. Winter Scene, Black Dog,” by Lorraine Young, soft pastels on Wallis pastel paper, 5 ½” x 7 ½” SOLD
Kate’s Place Lorraine Young pastels on Wallis 8 ½ x 6 $150 framed
“Blooming on the Back Fence 1″ by Lorraine Young, Pastels on Wallis, 4″ x 5 ½” $40 unframed
“Blooming on the Back Fence 2″ by Lorraine Young, Pastels on Wallis, 4″ x 5 ½” $40 unframed
“Snorkel Gnome and Frog” by Lorraine Young soft pastels 4 ½” x 6″ Private Collection
“Little Girl in a Big Chair With a Red Blanket” by Lorraine Young Pastels on Wallis 4 ½” x 6″ $40 unframed
“Little Girl in Her Mother’s Bathrobe” Lorraine Young pastels on Canson Mi-Teintes 9″ x 12″ $175 unframed
Jasper Alley soft pastels 6″ x 4″ $50 unframed
SOLD “Blues Jam” soft pastels Lorraine Young 8 ½” x 11″ on Canson mi-teintes
SOLD “Stiltwalkers at the Faire” soft patels on Canson Mi Teintes Touch 7″ x 10″
“Mill Creek Ravine” by Lorraine Young soft pastels on sanded pastel paper 61/2″ x 10″ $165 framed
‘Slacklining’ Lorraine Young pastels on Vellum paper 9 ½” x 13″ NFS
“Sunshine on the Ave” Lorraine Young, soft pastels on sanded pastel paper, 6 ½” x 10″ SOLD
SOLD “Walk in the Woods” soft pastels on sanded pastel paper 7″ x 17 ½” Lorraine Young $200 framed
SOLD “Dreamer” , dry pastels on sanded pastel paper 5″ x7″
“Newcastle Jam 2” 9 x 12 SOLD Lorraine Young
“Newcastle Jam 1” 9 x 12 SOLD Lorraine Young
Mill Creek – Jackie Parker Park” Lorraine Young, 8 ½” x 7 ¼” $100 unframed
Not Available “Creek in Autumn”, 6″ x 8″ Lorraine Young, soft pastels on sanded pastel paper, $100 unframed
“Cassatt and Friends” pastels on sanded pastel paper © Lorraine Young 9″ x 12″ framed $230
“On the Balcony” pastels on sanded pastel paper 6 ½” x 10″ Lorraine Young NFS
“Sleigh Ride on the Ave”, Lorraine Young, soft pastels on Canson Mi-Teintes Touch, 15 ¼” x 10 ½’ $200 unframed
Teo, soft pastels on Wallis paper, 8 1/2″ x 11″ , Lorraine Young (commissioned)
“Noah” charcoal on stonehenge paper 9″ x 12″ Lorraine Young (commissioned)
“Danica” soft pastels on Wallis paper, 9″ x 12″ Lorraine Young (commissioned)
“Cohiba Sunset” __Lorraine Young. Soft pastels on Mi-teintes Touch, 20″ x 29″ $600 unframed.
“Beware the Thistles” 29″ x 21″ , Lorraine Young, 2015 soft pastels on Mi-Teintes Touch $600 unframed
“It’s All About the Dress” Lorraine Young, pastels on sanded pastel paper, 9″ x 12″ NFS
La Jeune Boheme en Vert_Lorraine Young_9″ x 12″ soft pastels on sanded pastel paper NFS
Evening Sky_soft pastels on Pastel Premier Italian Clay paper_8 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ $140 unframed
Woodland Spice_ soft pastels on Pastel Premier Italian Clay paper_ 8 1/2″ x 11 1/2″_ Lorraine Young_$140 unframed
SOLD “Bagshot Row, Mill Creek Ravine” soft pastels on sanded pastel paper, 5″ x 7″ Lorraine Young
SOLD Urban Wonderland_5″x 7″_soft pastels on sanded pastel paper_Lorraine Young
SOLD Bridge of Dreams_11″ x 15″_Lorraine Young_soft pastels on Premier Pastel sanded pastel paper
“Mill Creek at Jackie Parker Park”_Lorraine Young_ soft pastels on Pastel Premier sanded pastel paper 9″ x 12” $150 unframed
“Atlantic Trap & Gill Edmonton” soft pastels on Pastel Premier paper_11″x15 ½”_Lorraine Young $210 unframed
“A Light for 2016″_soft pastels on Pastel Premier Italian Clay pastel paper_9″x12″_Lorraine Young 2016 $210 unframed
“Last Christmas”, soft pastels on Pastel Premier Italian Clay sanded pastel paper, 9″ x 12″, $210 unframed Lorraine Young
“Shinny at Jackie Parker Park”, soft pastels on Pastel Premier 400 grit sanded pastel paper, 15 1/4″ x 10 1/2″, $250 unframed Lorraine Young
“Down the Reading Rabbit Hole” (c) Lorraine Young
“Devil in a Dress” (c) Lorraine Young
“Polonius” acrylic on canvas 16″ x 20″ (c) Lorraine Young 2016
“Catch Me If You Can” (c) Lorraine Young
“Hope” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on tile
“Alberta Lake” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on tile
“Day of the Dead” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on canvas
“Wine and Grapes” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on canvas
“Dragonflies” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on canvas
“Poppies” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on canvas
“The Gathering” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on canvas
“Danny and Sam” (c) Lorraine Young acrylics on canvas NFS (private collection)
“Still Life With Skulls” (c) Lorraine Young 2017 acrylics on canvas
“His Path” (Robin Young) by Lorraine Young December 30, 2017 Acrylics on canvas, 11″ x 14″
Heart and Soul (a Pastel Artist's Journey) 
Thank you Robin, that’s pretty much the feeling I want to achieve with this painting. I am a huge fan of the Impressionists and Renoir was my first “art love”. His paintings, especially his paintings of people at leisure, are among my all-time favourites.
Reminds me of “The Boating Party” with motorcycles implied.