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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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Whyte Avenue Art Walk 2015
What a weekend! The weather was almost too perfect – hot, hot, hot – but that didn’t keep the crowds of art-lovers away from visiting over 450 artists who participated in the 20th annual Art Walk. I love my new … Continue reading
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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“Sleigh Ride on the Avenue” pastel painting
There is something magical about a winter sleigh ride, even when it’s in the middle of of a bustling city just before Christmas, instead of on an idyllic country road. Thanks to Edmonton’s Old Strathcona-Whyte Avenue and to Longriders , for the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Dry Media, Figures, Landscape, Pastels, Urban Landscape
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, Christmas spirit, cityscape, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, horse-drawn sleigh, horses, old strathcona, Painting, Pastel, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, Sennelier, sleigh ride, soft pastels, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts, Whyte Avenue, winter, winter city, winter cityscape
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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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