Man in a Green Hat

Color pastels on maroon pastel paper

19"x25"

A Life Drawing assignment experimenting with the use of color hard, medium, and soft pastels on a maroon colored page and the use of accent colors to add areas of warmth and coolness.

Wyoming Girl

Color pastels on maroon pastel paper

13"x18"
 
I felt like I needed a little extra practice using the color pastels on the colored page after the last class assignment before I continue with my current assignment.

*03/15/13 - 4/12/13 - This painting has been entered into Jerry's Artarama's Self-Portrait Contest online.  It is currently available for viewing at http://pinterest.com/pin/143059725635800777/ and voting will start April 1st.  Winners will be announced April 12th.

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Acrylic on canvas board 

11"x14"

A tribute to my favorite artist of all time, Vincent Van Gogh.  

I never realized exactly how detail oriented and precise his works were until I painted this piece.  The swirls of the sky in his works tend to distract from the realistic details that he includes in the rest of the pieces.  Painting this piece in acrylic posed an extra challenge; due to the quick drying time it was more difficult to give the illusion of textures similar to those seen in the original piece.

Woman in the Peach Dress

Color pastels on blue pastel paper
19"x25"

A Life Drawing assignment experimenting with the use of color hard, medium, and soft pastels on a complementary colored page and the use of a variety of application techniques to create differences in textures.