The Donkey Caught the Carrot

11 X 14 Pastel on Beige Strathmore Pastel Paper

I painted this guy happily chomping on a carrot for the Daily Paintworks Weekly Challenge, which was to paint a veggie.  Thanks to DP for the artistic inspiration!!

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New Paltz Gardens

12 x 12 Pastel on UArt 500 Sanded Paper

​On a great walk last year there were so many beautiful flowers blooming at the New Paltz Gardens for Nutrition, one of the oldest community gardens of NY.  The contrast of the colors in this particular garden caught my eye.

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Tulips

Pastel on UArt 500 Sanded Paper.

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Waiting at Ruggles
12x16 Pastel

I wait at a train station in Boston a lot.  There's a big window that looks toward downtown Boston and at certain times of the year when my train times coincide with dusk and sunsets, the sky can be just beautiful.

This is a pastel painting I did soon after I started painting, inspired by one of the beautiful sunsets.

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Scary Art Day

The Currach

I've already had a couple of firsts on this blog.  Today was another one.  I delivered my first "commissioned" piece of art today.  Thanks to JK for not only inspiring me to paint this Irish Currach, but also for actually liking the painting!  This is a 20 x 16 pastel painting on Ampersand Pastelboard.  Painting for someone else is scary, but it's awesome when it's a success.

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Dawn

Salt Pond

I'm getting ready for a few new projects so I'm reviewing some older paintings in the archive.  This was inspired by a photograph of one of the salt ponds near Onondaga Lake in Syracuse, NY.