PASTEL DEMO FOR AVA GALLERY

AVA Gallery is doing a series of artist demos and I did one today...a pastel

 

MONDAY OIL DEMO MARCH 1

 Today's oil demo  8 x 10

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PASTEL SOCIETY ZOOM WORKHSOP

 Had a great group of students for the Southwest Florida Pastel Society workshop.  It would have been fun being in Naples but zooming went really well.  Here are my two demos:

MONDAY OIL DEMO 2/22/21

My demo from my Monday oil class.  8 x 10 

A lesson in simplification and seeing shapes in an abstract way to create an illustrative painting

PRATIQUE DES ARTS PASTEL MAGAZINE

I was featured in this French pastel magazine in 2019 but just received it.  Pratique des Arts

 

TWO NICE RECOGNITIONS

 I was very fortunate to receive two recognitions today.  I am also fortunate that my friends are wonderful gardeners!

Nicole's Garden, a 12 x 16 oil  has been accepted into the American  Impressionist Society's Small Works Show to be at the Reinert Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina

Susan's Garden, a 16 x 20 pastel has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the Pastel Journal's Top 100 pastels of the year 2020

PORTRAIT WORKSHOP

Had a wonderful two day portrait workshop with great students.  

Here are the demos...all about one hour.  One in pastel and two  in oil