Pink Sands

5 x 7 pastel on Uart Paper

I'm trying to put together a small set of pastels that will work on our trip to Michigan next week so I'm doing some very small sketches with different combinations. I'm using photos from our last trip to help get the right colors.

This painting is available at: Daily Paintworks

Owens Valley Sunset

6 x 12 Pastel on PastelMat paper

Yep, I'm still playing around with the new PanPastels. There's a lot to figure out but I can see a lot of potential with this product. Next, I want to try a lot of different papers and see how they compare.

This painting is available at: Daily Paintworks

Bishop, Ca

8 x 10 pastel on PastelMat paper

Here's another study using the Pan Pastels. These are going to be fun!

This painting is available on auction at my new gallery at Daily Paintworks. I'm trying this out as an alternative to the other less-friendly auction sites. Let me know what you think.

More Big Rocks

This weekend I came across another photo from our recent trip to Borrego Springs and I had to paint it. This was pretty far back in Palm Canyon where just a small shaft of light was sneaking in.



12 x 12 pastel on PastelMat paper

Au Sable River Shoreline

While I have a break at work, I'm trying to do at least one painting a day. This is today's from a photo I took in Michigan a couple of summers ago. We're going back again this year so I'm trying to tune up a bit before we go...



8 x 10 pastel on PastelBoard