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Tag Archives: Jackie Parker Park
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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“Dear Artists, Think Twice Before Purging Your Work” – A Cautionary Tale
Wishing a Happy New Year and all the best in 2016 to all! (This is a long post, so I hope you make it to the end, especially if you’re thinking of purging any of your art in preparation for … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Artists, Dry Media, Edmonton, Landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, Pastels, Still Life
Tagged 2016, Alberta, Art, art journey, art purge, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, drawing, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, Happy New Year, Jackie Parker Park, journey, landscape, lesson learned, Light, Mill Creek Ravine, New Year's resolution, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, still life, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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ARTIST RECHARGE STATION (we are not Synths-or are we?)
Here’s a different kind of post. I could post a WIP but this one isn’t about one of my paintings, for a change. I’ve been following, and enjoying, the new BBC TV show (now airing on AMC) “HUMANS” (sorry, … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Pastels, Writing
Tagged Alberta, Androids, Art, artists, Arts, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, Canadian pastel artist, Creativity, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, goslings, human condition, humanity, Humans, inspiration, Isaac Asimov, Jackie Parker Park, landscape, pastel artist, pastel painting, Re-charge, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, Synthetic Humans, Synths, urban landscape, visual art
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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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