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This pastel painting is done on Wallis paper with a soft pastels over a underpainting of watercolor. The painting measures 24"x34". I was inspired by the more visible shape of the sycamore trees and their foliage.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Afternoon Tide
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This painting is done on Wallis paper with an underpainting of watercolor. This painting measures 24"x34" and is completed with a finshed application of soft pastel. This painting is at Salt Creek. This painting demonstrates some of the growth I have made as an artist in the last year. I did an earlier version of this painting which at the time represented my current level of skill. I think the biggest growth is in my handling of the color and value of the painting.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Black Star Canyon Oak
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This pastel painting is done on Wallis sanded paper with a water color underpainting. This painting measures 18"x24" and is done with soft pastels over the under painting. I feel like I have made a break through in the quality of light that I am capturing. In addition I am happy with the values in my paintings at this time. It seemed like I was stuck with these dark paintings. It was a morning around 9am when I took the reference photos for this painting.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Santa Ana Canyon Eucalyptus
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This painting is from a trip through Santiago Canyon in the morning a week ago. This painting is done on Wallis sanded paper and mearsures 24"x18". It has a water color underpainting with a soft pastel finish. The sun and shadows in the foreground was what initailly attracted me to this subject. I also liked the quality of the sky through the eucalyptus trees.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
In the Light of Day
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This is the show card for the upcoming show that I will be participating in. I have been outside painting a lot lately. I dropped off my paintings on my birthday and got a preview of the show. My daughter and I walked around looking for a spot to set my paintings down. There are couple of people I look forward to seeing at the show's opening. Rick Delanty http://delantyfineart.com/
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