Your Invited

Yes! Finally! For all to see! Oh dear...

For a long time my husband and friends have suggested that I have a home art exhibit with work for sale. I have hemmed and hawed and postponed and and and... There are hundreds of excuses and I am all out. So on Sunday, October 18, from 1:00 to 5:00, my work will be hung throughout my home for exhibit and sale. It will include work seen on this blog of local plein air locations and more. If you live in the area and want to come on by, please do. Stop in and enjoy some refreshments and appetizers as you look at art. Looking forward to visiting with you.

If you have advise on doing such a thing, that would be welcome too.

A Grand Idea

A family vacation inspired this pastel of the Grand Canyon. I was wanting to work larger. Large for me is 18" x 24", although this is not quiet that, but close. Problem with working large in pastel is the expense in framing. Pastels can't just sit out without protection, so into the portfolio it went until today. I thought it would be a good idea to share it on my blog. So it is quietly tucked away and can be seen too.

Grand Canyon, 15" x 23"

pastel on wallis paper

Peter's Canyon

This was painted from a small plein air painting I did while in Peter's Canyon. I liked this tree so much that when I got home I painted it again and this is what I got. It has a different feeling than the original, but I like it just as much.

Plein Air Workshop with Tom Brown

Painted this on location in Acton, California. I was part of a plein air workshop given by Tom Brown.

This was a great place and had lots of interesting buildings and views to paint. I really liked the opportunity to paint stone in shadow and light.