Demure

Demure 12 x 9 soft pastel on Canson paper  SOLD

This little pastel quickly sold, but I'm working on more small classic nudes in oil and acrylic.

Quiet Thoughts

Quiet Thoughts 11 x 14 soft pastel on Canson paper  NFS

This young girl is a favorite model -- a lovely young woman in every way. Normally in perpetual motion, it's rare to find her still. I did, however, manage to capture a photo of her in one such quiet moment. This pastel is the result, and it's a treasured part of my own collection.

Soft Tones

Soft Tones 14 x 11 soft pastel on Canson paper SOLD

 This is one of several pastels done for a show on classic nudes.  I wanted to keep the tones soft and muted.

Cayenne

Cayenne 10 x 20 soft pastel on pastelboard  SOLD

This was a fun small work where I used simple strokes to suggest form rather than fiddle with details. I also wanted to push the values, to evoke a warm, languid feel. Somehow the title, "Cayenne" seemed to fit. This is an unframed soft pastel on pastelbord, with an image size that extends a bit beyond this photo to approximately 10" x 20".

Crescendo

Crescendo 14 x 11 soft pastel on Canson Paper

There was a period of time when I worked in pastels.  I loved their immediacy. It's very freeing to simply pick up a stick of color and go -- no mixing, no medium -- everything you need is literally at your fingertips. Even though I now use mostly oils or acrylics, I still will occasionally reach into that lovely box of pastels.  As is evident in this piece, pastels are marvelous for capturing fleshtones.

This piece would ship with mat and protective backing ready for framing.