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Watch out for the thistles!
Up here in the north (well, not quite as far north as Fort McMurray, but still…) it’s finally spring. At least, I’m sure we’ve had our last snowfall and our provincial nickname “Sunny Alberta” has since been well-earned in the two … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Dry Media, Edmonton, Landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, Pastels
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, landscape, Mill Creek Ravine, Mill Creek Ravine hiking trail, Mill Creek Ravine walking trail, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel painting, pastellist, Perspective sketch, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, thistles, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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“Slack-lining” – pastel painting
Slack-lining: kind of like tight-rope walking but with the line relatively low to the ground and relatively slack. You can tie a slack-line between any two posts or poles or trees and whether you’re by yourself or with a … Continue reading
Posted in Dry Media, Figures, Landscape, Pastels, Portraits
Tagged adventure, Alberta, Art, Arts, bonding, bonding road trip, brothers, brothers bonding, camping, Canadian pastel artist, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, journey, landscape, mountains, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, Perspective sketch, portrait, portrait painting, road trip, Rocky Mountains, Sennelier, slack line, slack lining, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, visual art, Visual Arts, wilderness
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Refresh, Review, Re-do, Renew…
I took a second look at an old painting, went back to the source photo and made a second painting based on them…. Here is my newest version of Jasper Alley, a different take with a different palette. I’ll have … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Rocky Mountains, Dry Media, Landscape, Pastels
Tagged Alberta, alley, Art, Arts, autumn, back alley, Canadian Rockies, dry media, dry pastel painting, Jasper, Jasper alley, journey, landscape, mountain town, Painting, Pastel, pastel artist, pastel painting, pastel paintings, Perspective sketch, Rocky Mountains, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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An Artistic Road Map for 2014 and a painting of The Black Dog on Whyte Avenue in winter
My over-all goal for 2014 is to stay on the path I started last year, including participating in the Whyte Avenue Art Walk, and continuing to connect with other artists and local art-lovers through participating in On-The-Spot-Pop-Up Art … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Dry Media, Illustration, Pastels, Urban Landscape
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Black Dog, Black Dog Freehouse, Black Dog pub, Canadian pastel artist, city lights, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, night lights, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, Perspective sketch, Sennelier, snow, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, street scape, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts, Whyte Avenue, Whyte Avenue Art Walk, winter, winter city, winter lights, winter night
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And now for something completely different!
My favourite artists are the Impressionists (I discovered Renoir at the tender age of 12 and fell hard), closely followed by the Post Impressionists. One of my biggest challenges has been to paint less “realistically” (but still representationally) with the … Continue reading
Posted in Dry Media, Pastels, Urban Landscape
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, dry pastel painting, Impressionism, Jasper, Jasper Alberta view, Jasper alley, journey, landscape, mountains, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, Perspective sketch, Rocky Mountains, Sennelier, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts
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