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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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“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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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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Winter Night at Jackie Parker Park painting (and 2013 brief review)
2013 was a huge year for me artistically. Technically it began in the late summer of 2012 when I first read Stephen Pressfield’s books The War of Art and Turning Pro. Those profoundly ass-kicking books woke me up from … Continue reading
Posted in Dry Media, Landscape, Pastels, Urban Landscape
Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, Jackie Parker Park, landscape, Mill Woods, Millwoods, painting Jackie Parker Park, painting landscape, painting Millwoods, painting urban landscape, painting winter scenes, pastel art, pastel artist, pastel artists, pastel painting, pastel paintings, pastellist, soft pastel painting, soft pastels, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts, winter, winter scene painting
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Cast Out the Demon, Part 3 (finished)
The portrait/urban landscape/journey painting is done. I am very pleased with the bold sky colours and reflected colour in the churned up snow, and the drama of the trees in the background and figure in the foreground. Because it has … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Dry Media, Landscape, Pastels, Portraits, Urban Landscape
Tagged Alberta, April, Art, Arts, cast out, dog park, dry media, Edmonton, freedom, Jackie Parker Park, journey, landscape, Millwoods, Painting, Pastel, portrait, portrait painting, release, Sennelier, soft pastels, sunset, urban landscape, visual art, Visual Arts, winter
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