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For several years I have walked past this dead double pine tree, thinking I will paint that tree one day. Though dead and almost no bark remaing on it,  it still has grace and is stately. Recently we had a windstorm that was so noisy it kept waking me up during the night. I thought, oh no, that pine is going to come down in this storm and I haven't painted it yet. So....I am quite pleased to have been able to finish this small painting.

This painting is unframed and will be shipped to you safely protected between two foam core boards.

If you'd like to discuss framing options please contact me.

4" x 5.5" Pastel Sketch - Day 13 of the Thirty in Thirty Days Painting Challenge.

Day 10 of the 30-in-30 Painting Challenge.

This is an original unframed 16 x 12" pastel painting.

It will be shipped to you safely protected with glassine paper between two foamcore boards.

Please contact me if you'd like to discuss framing options.

Number  Four in the series Twilight Come Early

Day 9 of the 30 in 30 Challenge

This is an original pastel painting on archival quality Uart pastel paper.

It will be shipped to you unframed,

safely protected by glassine paper, between to foamcoare boards.

Please contact me to discuss framing options.

This is number two in a series, and Day 7 of the February 30 in 30 Days Challenge. 

This is an original 8 x 10 inch pastel painting on archival Uart sanded paper.

It will be shipped to you unframed, safely protected with glassine paper between two foamcore boards.

Please contact me to discuss framing options.

This painting is completed for Day 6 of the 30 in 30 February Painting Challenge. Stay tuned because this painting is number one of a series.

This is an unframed 8 x 10 inch pastel painting on archival quality Uart sanded paper.

It will be shipped to you unframed, safely protected with glassine paper between two foamcore boards. 

Please contact me to dicuss framing options.

Quick, small sketch as past of the 30-in-30 Days Challenge, Day 4, February 4, 2018.

Day 5 - Five Day Challenge to paint a painting each day in 20 minutes or less. 

Day 4 of the Five Day Challenge to create a work of art each day with a  time limit of 20 minutes or less.

Day 3 of the Five Day Challenge to complete quick paintings in 20 minutes or less, with a goal to simplify and boil it down to the essentials.

Day 2 of the Five Day Challenge to complete a painting a day in 20 minutes. I selected the colors I would use, then set a timer for 20 minutes. When the timer went off I stopped, though I wanted to fix it up. Maybe I'll do a larger version of this one at another time.

There was just something about the patterns of the tire tracks left by tractors, snow plows, and trucks in the soft earth. The snow had melted and refroze and was melting again; and the setting sun was turning the earth red which contrasted with the blues and purples of the snow, ice and melt water.

I just received notification that "Tracks" was accepted to the Pastel Society of Colorado's 13th Annual Mile High National Pastel Exhibition. The exhibition will be July 6 though August 20, 2017 at the Littleton Museum in Littleton, Colorado. I am honored that this piece along with "Aspen Gold" was accepted by juror Tony Allain out of 322 national and international entries.

In the spring when the weather begins to warm up the ice on our lake begins to get dark as it thins. The warmer weather also makes for comfortable days for plein air painting. What a joy it is to go out to paint after the long winter.