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Category Archives: Figures
A Bold Plan! (or Am I Biting Off More Than I Can Chew?)
It seems that in the last several years, the concept of creative types setting a time-limited challenge for themselves to get some work done has become more and more popular. For writers, the 3-Day Novel Contest and NaNoWriMo come immediately … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, charcoal, Dry Media, Edmonton, Figures, Landscape, Pastels, Still Life, Urban Landscape, Writing
Tagged 3 Day Novel contest, Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, Christmas, Daily Painting, Daily sketching, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, ice hockey, Jackie Parker Park, journey, landscape, Millwoods, NaNoWriMo, Painting, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, poinsettias, shinny hockey, skating, skating pond, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, still life, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts, winter
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Pastel Artists of Canada Online Juried Exhibibion
I am pleased to announce, first, that two of my paintings have been accepted into the 3rd Online Juried Exhibition of the Pastel Artists of Canada; and second, that one of them (La Jeune Boheme en Vert) has won an … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Dry Media, Edmonton, Figures, Landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, Pastels, Portraits
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, drawing, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, honorable mention, honourable mention, journey, juried exhibition, landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, online juried exhibition, PAC, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, Pastel Artists of Canada, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, portrait, portrait painting, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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People and Pet Portraits
I really enjoyed working on this pastel painting of Rayne and her grandfather’s Irish Setter, Izzie. To be framed tomorrow and delivered this weekend!
Posted in 2015, Art Walk, Commissions, Dry Media, Edmonton, Figures, Illustration, Pastels, Pet Portraits, Portraits
Tagged Alberta, Art, Art Walk, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, Irish Setter, journey, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel painting, pastellist, pet portrait, portrait, portrait painting, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, visual art, Whyte Avenue Art Walk
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La Jeune Boheme en Vert, a pastel painting
I finished this painting and forgot to post it! There’s quite a bit of detail in this one because, aside from it being a portrait and wanting the face to be the focal point, the textures were also important to … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Dry Media, Figures, Illustration, Pastels, Portraits
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, Family, jeune boheme painting, journey, Painting, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, portrait, portrait painting, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, visual art, Visual Arts, young bohemian painting
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“It’s All About the Dress” , a pastel painting
There’s just something about a little girl, and Christmas, and a most special present – a beautiful fairy-princess dress. At a time like this, it really is all about the dress! (The model for this painting is my adorable middle … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Dry Media, Edmonton, Figures, Illustration, Pastels, Portraits
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, Christmas presents, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, it's all about the dress, journey, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel portrait, pastellist, portrait, portrait painting, pretty dress, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, special moments, visual art, Visual Arts
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