Pastel Landscapes

This South Carolina landscape is one of three that I have used pastels to create.  This is a new medium for me.  I am attracted to the style of M. Katherine Hurley who paints beautiful atmospheric pastels and oils.  After buying her DVD I tried to capture the feeling of some scenery in South Carolina.

This was the first one that I did.  I'm not sure if I'm getting it!

Harbor Fun

"Harbor Fun" is another watercolor of my popular style of painting random marks, shapes, textures, and splashes followed by discovering a scene to emphasize.

Some of it makes sense and parts of it are pure fantasy.  That's what makes its fun!

Bright Peony

"Bright Peony" glows with color because I painted it with many, many glazes.  I used three watercolor colors: yellow, quinacridone orange (I think) and ultramarine blue.  Each color was applied separately in a very light wash and left to dry.  Then I added the next color, again in a very light wash and left to dry.  Then, I added the final (ultramarine blue) very lightly and dried.  I continued to paint these colors in rotation for probably a total of 20 times or more. 

This painting is about 15" X 15" and will look lovely with a silver chrome frame.