Art Demo

Thanks to the hospitality and great questions from the Arlington Heights Art Guild at my demo earlier this week.  With their members as well as some of my neighbors and artist friends, more than 40 people watched me construct a pastel painting from scratch.  Although I didn't have time to bring the painting to 100% completion, I shared my approach to starting and working on a painting using soft pastels. 

I used one of my photos--a Cape Cod beach scene as a reference and discussed how to layer the pastels from dark to light to achieve the colors and values desired.

The art guild has a scholarship fund raising event each year so I donated the same painting that I had completed earlier to be used in their upcoming auction.

"Farmyard Friends" painting selected to be part of Lake County Farm Foundation art show

I am pleased that one of my paintings, "Farmyard Friends"  has been juried into this annual farm-themed art show.  The show opens on Sunday August 24th and runs through November 4th at the Lake County Discovery Museum.  The opening reception is on August 24th from 1-3 p.m.

The painting is a pastel on pastel paper, although I started with some white gesso on the paper under the body of the rooster.  It was a fun painting  to work one.   I used one of my photos as a reference but changed the position of the chicken from the original photo to make it appear that they were greeting each other.

Stop by and see the show if you can.  If you think it will make a great addition to your kitchen, contact me as this painting is for sale.

Cardinal Painting purchased in Mini But Mighty solo art show

One of several paintings going to a new home on the opening weekend of the show is this one of a cardinal bird on a branch in winter.  Cardinals are a popular art subject for its colorful plumage. Did you know that the cardinal is the state bird in seven different states?

Contact me if you would like a cardinal painting to be in your home.

"Passing By" Pastel Painting

We were on one of our road trips, driving East and the lighting in the sky prompted me to take a photo.  This painting is inspired from the photo.  Amazing what you can still see at 60 mph!  Pastel on paper; complete with mat and in a gold frame. Framed size is 16" x 22".  Available for sale.  $115.00.