Category Archives: 2014

Portrait Commissions

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Lorraine Young

I’ve been working on these commissions since the end of January (off and on) and am finally seeing them come together. I’m finding that I need to “play” in between times – doodle Cutie-Pies, start my own projects, and deal … Continue reading →

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New Word for 2015 and a “selfie” pastel self-portrait

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Lorraine Young

I managed to finish my 2nd Annual New Year’s Eve self-portrait on time! (At least, I’m sure it was still 2014 somewhere in the world by the time I signed it and took it off the easel!) I haven’t … Continue reading →

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“Creek in Autumn” soft pastel painting

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Lorraine Young

Jackie Parker Park has been the inspiration for many of my pastel paintings and I expect I will paint many more. This will be the last one for 2014 and I am really happy with it.

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Back to Jackie Parker Park – pastel painting

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Lorraine Young

A limited palette pastel painting of Mill Creek as it runs through Jackie Parker Park in Millwoods, done last week. I hadn’t painted anything since I finished the Newcastle commissions – just over two weeks of not painting! My break … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Jam paintings: Willy James and Crawdad Cantera

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Lorraine Young

We just got back from a well-deserverd week-long break at the end of a gruelling month of October and two years without a vacation! I didn’t have a chance to post the two commissioned paintings – finished just in time … Continue reading →