Checking Out The World

Title: Checking Out the World
Soft pastel and pastel pencil on Uart pastel paper.
Size: 8 x 11 inches, matted to 11 x 14 inches. NOT framed.
For Sale: $50.00 plus postage if not picked up in Lloydminster. Uninsured shipping is $5.00.
Thanks to Sarah Geiger for the photo reference.

Peeking Jack

This is my latest pastel painting.

Title: Peeking Jack
Size: 8 x 10 inches, not matted, not framed.
For Sale: $40.00 plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster, AB.

Being a Lazy Blogger

I haven't updated this for ages.  I have been busy painting and with family things so this one is going to be a long one.

Title: White Wolf
Soft pastelSize: 8 x 10, double matted to 11 x 14 inches.For Sale: $40.00 matted, unframed, $55.00 framed. Plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster.

Title: Early Snow
Soft pastel. Thanks to Nancy Davis for permission to use her photo for reference.
Size: 8 x 10, matted to 11 x 14 inches
For Sale: $40.00 plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster.

























Title: Wintery Landscape
Soft pastel
Size: 8 x 10, matted to 11 x 14 inches
For Sale: $30.00 plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster. Click on photo to see full size.

Did a couple of small things today, both 7 x 5 inches matted to 10 x 8 inches. Both are for sale for $10.00 each plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster.

Title: Wintery Bridge, soft pastels, size 10 x 8 inches matted to 14 x 11 inches. For Sale: $30.00 plus shipping

Title:Wish I Was There, soft pastel on Uart pastel paper, Size: 6 x 4 inches, matted to 10 x 8 inches. For Sale: $10.00 plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster.

Title: Shishka
Size 10 x 8 inches, matted to 14 x 11 inches and framed. Pastel pencil and soft pastel on Uart pastel paper.
SOLD This is the 4th and last pug in the series that I had started for a lady last fall. Both she and I waited to get a photo of this last one so that I could do the painting. Well, got it, did it and the lady will receive all 4 of them together this evening. She has received all 4 of them and says she loves them.

Title: Sadie
Size: 8 x 10 inches, matted to 11 x 14 inches and framed.
NOT FOR SALE. I did this one for one of my sisters in law. She has received it now so I can post it.

Title: Happy
Size: 10 x 8 inches, will be matted and framed.
Soft pastels and pastel pencils on Uart pastel paper.
This is for a birthday gift for one of my step daughters.  She has received it now and it is hung in her office. NOT FOR SALE

Title: Sea Turtle
Soft pastels on Uart 400 pastel paper
Size: Oval matted to 14 x 11 inches, not framed
FOR SALE: $30.00 plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster SOLD

I have one more finished one; but it is for a birthday gift and as the person reads the blog I cannot post it as yet.
Well finally that is the end. I cannot believe how far behind I got.

A Couple of New Paintings

I have been busy lately and have not been painting as much; but I have finished a couple of soft pastel paintings.

A huge thank you to Cora-Lee Cyr for giving me permission to use her photo for a reference for this one.

Title: Early Morning Ride
Soft pastel
Size: 8 x 10, matted to 11 x 14 inches
For Sale: $40.00 plus shipping in not picked up in Lloydminster, AB.

Title: Woodland Path
soft pastel
Size: 10 x 8,matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale: $30.00 plus shipping if not picked up in Lloydminster, AB.

Waiting For Paint To Dry

So while I wait for the oil painting to be dry enough to work on I am playing around with my pastels again.

Title:  Waiting
Soft pastel
Size: 10 x 8 inches, matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale

Winter Field 2

Another attempt of the lovely photo reference of Ryan Wunsch Photography, (used with permission of photographer).

Title: Winter Field 2
Soft pastel
Size: 8 x 10 inches, matted to 11 x 14 inches
For Sale

Winter Field 1

Here is a soft pastel painting I did using a photo reference with permission from Ryan Wunsch Photography. Thanks again Ryan.

Title: Winter Field 1
Soft pastel
Size: 8 x 10 inches
Sold pending pick up

Wolf

Working on a couple of elevators in oil; but am waiting for them to dry a bit before moving on with them.
So the last few days I worked on a Wolf in pastels in between the usual daily stuff.

Title:  Wolf
Soft pastels on pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches, matted to 14 x 11 inches.
For Sale: Can be purchased matted, mounted and framed if so desired.

Update From A Lazy Blogger

I have been lazy about blogging and painting over the holiday season; but am back at it again.
I have a couple of finished ones to post,so here they are, the newest ones first.

Title: Marsh
Soft pastels
Size: approx. 11 3/4 x 8 inches, will be matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale:

Title: Foggy Autumn Morning
Soft pastel
Size: approx. 11 3/4 x 8 inches, will be matted to 14 x 11 inches.
For Sale:

Title: Winter Field
Soft pastel
Size: approx. 10 x 8 inches, will be matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale

More 31 in 31 Photos

I keep forgetting to add the photos of what I have been playing around with for the 31 pastel paintings in 31 days.  Here are a few more.
I won't have 31 done in 31 as I took a few days off for a sore tooth and then a sore mouth after I had it extracted and a few other things got in the way of painting.  I have one started of some Mandarin Ducks that I probably won't get finished by the 31 st as I will be busy this weekend.  Oh well, it was a fun challenge and I enjoyed it.

 Monochrome - 3 values of blue

Colour Triad - dark value purple, mid
value green, light value peach

Monochrome Pink - 3 values of pink

Max the cat, I worked on this one for a couple of days.  Max is sold.

Cherry

Daisy, this was actually a card that I did for my sister

Poppy

This one was an experiment using different mediums to create a more textured paper to work on.  I later scrubbed it off and re did a different one on the same paper, as I didn't like it.

This is what I did on the above one after I scrubbed it off. This is sold.

Coneflowers.

I'm Back

I know I haven't blogged since June; but then I hadn't painted anything since June.  Some where along the way I lost my muse and my motivation and my art materials languished in their respective areas.
Last week I saw on a Pastel site that I follow that they were going to do a 31 in 31 challenge.  The more I thought about it the more I liked the idea.  I didn't sign up on the site; but I did sign up in my head.  I challenged myself not to finish 31 paintings in 31 days; but just to do some type of artwork everyday for 31 days and to loosen up my work.
So far, so good I have actually sat down and worked at something for the last few days.  These first 3 days I worked on 10 x 8 inch size; but I think I will downsize to 7 x 5 inches as the larger size is taking up too much of my day time wise.
So here are the first 3 days results. I wonder how the next 28 days will go.

Day 1:
Title: Fall is Here
Soft pastel on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches

Day 2:
Title: Sunset
Soft pastel on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches

Day 3:
Title: Solitude
Soft pastel on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches

A Couple More Pastels

I am still playing around with my pastels, I have been busy and the pastels are an easy medium to work with when you just have bits and pieces of time to play.
I do have an oil on the go also; but it is just in the beginning stages.
I have another pastel done; but cannot post it at the moment as it is a gift for someone, so will post it later.

A big thank you to Andy Goodson for giving me permission to use his photo for reference for the painting of Little Swan Valley.

Title: Little Swan Valley
Soft pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper.
Size: 10 x 8 inches, matted to 14 x 11 inches,mounted on foam board, unframed
For Sale

Untitled
Soft pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches, matted to 14 x 11 inches,mounted on foam board, unframed
For Sale

That's it for today, have a lovely Sunday. I hope it is a nicer day weather wise where ever you are.

What Have I Been Doing?

Lately I have had the urge to play around with my pastels more, so have been doing a few smaller ones.  Here they are:

1: Untitled
Soft pastels on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches, oval mat
Sold

2: Untitled
Soft pastels on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8, matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale

3: Spring Time
Soft pastels on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8, matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale

4: Echoes Of The Past
Soft pastels on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8, matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale

5: Still Winter
Soft pastels on Canson pastel paper
Size: 8 x 10, matted to 11 x 14 inches
For Sale

6: Untitled

Soft pastels on Canson pastel paper

Size: 6 x 4, matted to 10 x 8 inches

For Sale

Tangleflags

I was going through some of the older photos that I took quite a few years ago and happened to come across a couple that I thought I would like to paint.

Tangle flags is an area near to Lloydminster, it is a pretty area and we enjoyed our day.  We also happened to see a Badger hiding in the grass that afternoon.

I finished this one today, so here it is:
Title: Tangleflags 1, Lunch Time
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas, edges painted, ready to hang
Size: 12 x 9 inches
For Sale

What I Am Working On

I am working on a couple of oils at the moment; but nothing is finished as yet. As these are just works in progress I didn't worry about getting great photos of them.
The first one is a 20 x 16 inch gallery wrap canvas, working in oil.

The second one is a 12 x 9 gallery wrap canvas, in oils also.
This is from a photo I took years ago, 2004, so it is not the best picture to work from; but I really liked the area we were at.  It is around the "Tangleflags" area close to Lloydminster. A very scenic area if you like to take photos.  The day we were wandering around there we saw a badger and of course, gophers and many birds.  The old school is still there as well as a church, or were there in 2004 anyway.  We haven't been back since so I am sure there have been some changes.

Tiger 2

I decided to try another tiger, this time in pastels.

Title: Tiger 2
Soft pastel on Canson pastel paper
Size: 8 x 10 inches, matted to 11 x 14 inches
For Sale  SOLD