avocado half

5" by 7" daily pastel painting, unframed

My favorite fruit, especially in guacamole! I just finished making a batch. Here's Alton Brown's recipe from foodnetwork. It's the absolute best recipe I've ever found.

$100 with free shipping and handling in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

clouds and fields

10 1/2" by 18" daily pastel painting, unframed

Another landscape painting on Canson Mi Tientes paper. I abstracted this painting a bit more than the last post.

$210 with free shipping and handling in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

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big sky

12" by 21" daily pastel painting, unframed

The last two paintings I did inspired me to continue with landscapes for a few more posts. I used black Canson Mi Tientes paper which is a lighter paper and I haven't used it in years. It holds much less pastel particles so I need to be careful with my application. This was a fun piece.
I'm thinking of going more abstract with the next one.

$230 with free shipping and handling in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

impasto landscape

6" by 6" daily pastel painting, unframed

A little experiment for the limited time I had today to paint. It's impasto in that the pastels are laid on thickly.
For those of you who are waiting for more of my traditional realism please stay tuned.

$80 with free shipping and handling in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

Dutch country road

7" by 6" daily pastel painting, unframed

Inspired by Following the Masters art challenge which is a Van Gogh theme. I was born in Holland and visited often when I was younger. This is a typical country road scene in Holland. Although it does not look like a Van Gogh, I worked on emulating his bright colors and loose strokes.

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sunflowers, SALE and commissions

8" by 10" daily pastel painting, unframed

I used a different board than usual so I needed to loosen my style a bit on this one. Before I started I took a look at some of Van Gogh's sunflowers for inspiration.
Oh . . I just noticed today that Following the Masters blog is having a Van Gogh art challenge! I guess I'll paint one more in the sunflower theme. Fun!

I'm taking commissions now for the holidays - $110 for up to an 8" x 8", the subject of your choice including dog portraits (no people portraits at this time). You can view samples of my dog portraits here. Please email me with your ideas!

$140 with free shipping and handling in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

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burst of sun

8" by 8" daily pastel painting, unframed

Another sunflower painting. The next one will have greater detail. I'm working my way up ;-)

$110 with free shipping and handling in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

sunflower

8 1/2" by 8" daily pastel painting,unframed

It's rainy and all the colors outside are beginning to mute. Soon winter will be here with it's grays and starkness.
A flower seems appropriate to brighten up the day.

$100 with free shipping and handling in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

red fan

"Serenity"
12" by 36" oil painting, gallery wrapped and painted on the sides
SOLD

I've been working in oils lately mostly because I've had a need to work on larger paintings. The reference for this painting is a hand fan of which I have a collection. The original fan has detail work on it which I left out because I wanted to abstract it enough to give the feeling of serenity.

Koi fish feeding frenzy

8" by 8" daily pastel painting, unframed

I really enjoy painting koi fish when I feel the need to loosen up my hand a bit. It's a playful subject. I hope you enjoy it!

SOLD

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