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Category Archives: 2014
Portrait Commissions
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
New Word for 2015 and a “selfie” pastel self-portrait
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
Posted in 2014, 2015, Dry Media, Figures, Illustration, Pastels, Portraits
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, New Year's Eve, Painting, pastel art, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, portrait, Schminke pastels, self-portrait, Selfie, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, visual art, Visual Arts, Word for the New Year, Word for the Year, Year-end self portrait
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“Creek in Autumn” soft pastel painting
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.
Posted in 2014, Dry Media, Landscape, Pastels
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, autumn, Canadian pastel artist, creek, creek in fall, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, holbein pastels, Holbein soft pastels, Jackie Parker Park, journey, landscape, Millwoods, Painting, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, visual art, Visual Arts
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Back to Jackie Parker Park – pastel painting
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
Posted in 2014, charcoal, Dry Media, Landscape, Pastels, Urban Landscape
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, holbein pastels, Jackie Parker Park, landscape, Millwoods, Painting, pastel art, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastellist, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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Newcastle Jam paintings: Willy James and Crawdad Cantera
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
Posted in 2014, Blues Bands, Dry Media, Figures, Music/Bands, Pastels, Portraits, pubs, Social Situations
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, blues band, blues harmonica, blues harp, blues jam, blues men, blues singers, bluesmen, Canadian pastel artist, Crawdad, Crawdad Cantera, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, local pub, Newcastle, Newcastle Jam, Newcastle Pub, Painting, pastel art, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, portrait, portrait painting, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, Sunday Jam, visual art, Visual Arts, Willy James
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