14th Annual AIS Juried Show

I am proud to announce that my painting, "View from the Ponte Vecchio" was accepted to the 14th Annual American Impressionist Society Juried Show!  165 paintings out of 1300 were accepted! A true honor

Ten Strokes

 I often do a "ten stroke" exercise with my class.  This helps with strokes, making decisions about color with determination, keeping things simple, and technique wise, getting comfortable with loading the brush with paint.
The pepper and eggplant are my ten stroke demos, the artichoke is where it started and then goes.

These are the three demos from my Vermont Pastel Workshop in East Montpelier, VT.  What a fabulous time!  Great weather, amazing views and very talented students!

Wellfleet Boats

Wellfleet Boats is a pastel demonstration from my Wednesday class.  12" x 9"   Once again the idea was to play with color and take a gray ordinary day and make it something more.  Took out one of the boats as it was too repetitive in design and value.

Mackinac Church

Mackinac Church

Not a very sharp photo.  This is a 9 x 12 painting for the Mackinac Little Gallery

Lilacs...demonstration

LILACS  demonstration

I start with the basic values in vine charcoal.  Then put in the color fields always thinking about shapes and values.  Details come toward the end.  In this way, you always work the whole pastel at the same level until you are ready for the finishing touches of details.

 

Landgrove Inn Workshop Demos

Just finished teaching a three day Pastle Figure workshop at the gorgeous and wonderful Landgrove Inn in Landgrove, VT...Had a great time, great students, great food, wonderful owners.  Check it out.  They do lots of workshops and it's all great!  Here are some of my demos