Elephant

A friend of mine loves Elephants and as her birthday was coming I thought I would do one for her in pastel.
Hope that she liked it.

Title: Elephant
Soft pastel on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches, matted to 14 x 11 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.

Art Show And Sale

I attended an art show and sale in a neighbouring town this weekend.  It was a very well organised event with lots of great artists showing their work.  A good experience.
I took a few general photos.

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

Baby Elephant 2

A customer saw the baby elephant I had done and wondered if I could do one for her; but with the trunk in a little different position.
I got it done and she seemed happy with it when she picked it up.

Here it is:

Title:  Baby Elephant 2
Soft pastels on Canson Mi Tientes pastel paper
Size: 7 x 5 inches, matted to 10 x 8 inches
Commission piece, sold

Some More Finished Pieces

I have been lazy posting some of the pieces that I have finished so here we go.

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

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

Title:  Winter Sunset
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas, edges painted
Size: 20 x 16 inches
For Sale:

Title:  Tangleflags 2, The Lonely Sentinel
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas, edges painted
Size: 12 x 9 inches
For Sale:

Title:  Autumn Forest
Soft pastel on Canson pastel paper
Size: 10 x 8 inches, matted to 14 x 11 inches
For Sale: Sold

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