winter sunrise from my imagination. 5"x7" pastel on repurposed Uart 400
My life is heading in a new direction. I have not painted for over a month. But the artist in me keeps telling me to PAINT ! I didn't realize how much I needed to paint, to let the pastels express my feelings. To just let myself put the stick of pastel to the paper and paint what I feel. Every day wanting to paint something. Not spending more than 20 minutes on each - getting the essence of what I was seeing in my reference photos and my memories - onto the paper - a new beginning. Where will this lead me with my painting in this new year of my life?
I have a temporary set up for my pastels. Pulling out my smaller Heilman boxes. One with Terry Ludwig and one Unison pastels, set up on a folding table.
It's the middle of winter. We had some unusual snow here in GA and my sister sent me some photos from CT - that was the inspiration - SNOW!
These were the first three I painted . They are all from CT photos , an area I am familiar with and love. I decided to repurpose the pastel paper from some earlier paintings - washing the pastel off and blocking the paper to dry. Uart and Pastel Premier hold up to the rinse in the sink ! Not spending more than 20 minutes on each!
this painting I did on New Year's day. Remembering the beautiful colors of autumn......
walking outside in the night
It always amazes me how the light illuminates the snow in the dark.
this one from the day after the snow here in GA, just as the sky was beginning to clear.
I don't know where this new year will bring me, but I'm not giving up on my painting ! Each painting is a little piece of me. Happy New Year and new beginnings for you also !
