Boulder King

We were driving along a particularly boring section of Nevada last summer when suddenly there was an area with these amazing rock formations. Of course we had to pull over to rest and explore a little, and Ken naturally wanted to climb up to the top of a nearby section. I humored him and captured the moment with my camera. Here is that scene in pastel glory. :)

Boulder King, 8x8 pastel on blue Canson

You Missed a Step

Another painting inspired by my neighborhood walk last week. I thought it was interesting that there's a pot on every step but one...but I also liked the lines and shapes and thought they would make a good subject.

You Missed a Step, 8x8 pastel on golden Canson

Reflected Glory

Went for a walk in the late afternoon yesterday and brought along my camera. I knew I would try to paint this little scene as soon as I saw it.

Reflected Glory, 8x8 pastel on orange Canson paper

Seeing Red

Decided late in the day that I wanted to get my hands into pastel dust, so I quickly grabbed a few items for a still life and enthusiastically applied color without much thought. I enjoyed the process, but I think I should have added more orange to the tomato. And yes, I do have a little flower vase that is just that shape. :)

Seeing Red, 6x8 pastel on purple cardstock

Prairie Storm

On a pioneer handcart experience with 350 youth last week we experienced a hailstorm miracle. The story is written on my home blog page. In that story I used a storm photo from another website. Today I used my pastels to create my own impressionistic version of the approaching storm.

Prairie Storm, 8x10 pastel on orange Canson

Allergy Meadow

It would seem that I like to scribble! Today's image is based every so loosely upon a meadow near my house that caused me to sneeze as I walked through it. Obviously, I'm in a very impressionistic mood, so my colors and lines developed willy-nilly as they pleased. It still looks like a sneezy field to me. :)

Allergy Meadow, 8x10 on yellow Canson

Not Quite Awake Yet

These two sleepy kitties hardly noticed that I stopped to take a photo of them on our early morning walk this week. With a basket of flowers nearby as well as a couple blooming iris, they were a ready-made composition. :)

Not Quite Awake Yet, 7x9 pastel on paper