Showing posts with label pastel painting on sanded board. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pastel painting on sanded board. Show all posts

Friday, August 7, 2009

Hibiscus


I can't believe I got to create art!! It seems there is no time. Well, there probably is time, but you have to be kind of "in the zone." After chasing a toddler all day, I am mostly in a vegetative zone.


She sure is precious, though. : ) When I showed Chloe this painting, she made a little gasp and said she liked it. The cute thing is that she made a beeline for my bundle of colored pencils and grabbed the red one. I gave her a piece of paper and a clipboard and she started scribbling. I asked her what she was drawing and she said, "Flow" (flower). We signed her drawing and hung it on the fridge. Another cute thing has nothing to do with art, but humor me. I'm the grandma. I was carrying her up to bed for nap and was kissing her neck and shoulder. I didn't say a word, but Chloe said, "I uv oo too."

This painting is a pastel on 11 x 14 sanded board. I chose the black background to make a bold statement. I wanted it to pop, unlike my Mellow Sunflowers, which were supposed to be subdued.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Pastel Sunset


This is a pastel painting done on sanded board. The size is 10 x 12. This is a very familiar winter scene here in Missouri. You can see the lay of the land, the bones of the trees and the sunset peeking through the trees. Even though I don't like the cold weather, I still love the special beauty that this season holds.