finished my wolf in class this week

Hi all,
here is the finished pastel wolf.  I used my new Sennelier pastels and some Terry Ludwigs  I HIGHLY recommend them both.  They are VERY soft :)  I will still use my rembrandts as I have become kinda attached to them but I will finish up with these :)

Wolf

this was my first attempt at an animal in pastel..not sure if I am going to bother finishing this one or not...

Pastel Corgi

Hi all,
finished my sister's Christmas present.  Its her Corgi that died this past year.  this is only the second animal I have tried in pastel, so I know there are some things that I could have done better (like the eyes are too close) but all in all I think it's okay,

 

holly branch

This painting is based on a photo I got last winter from an online artist friend.  The underpainting is watercolor then pastel is painted over it.  The watercolor makes up most of the forest background.

tried a couple of acrylic paintings...

I'm not really an acrylic painter but I wanted to make a couple Impressionistic style paintings for the front and back cover of a sketch pad that I made.  The sketch book wasn't one of the easiest projects I have ever done..what with sewing the pages and gluing the paper, but it was fun and it will be put to good use :)

YouTube - Joscelyn's True Vocation

My daughter, Joscelyn, entered the Poor Clare cloistered community in Barhamsville, VA on Friday.
This video was made by a dear friend at her going away party at the Church last Sunday.
My heart is bursting with Joy and breaking with sadness right now...
below is also a link to the Convent and also to her blog :)


YouTube - Joscelyn's True Vocation

http://www.poor-clares.org/
http://seekingavocation.blogspot.com/

flowers pastel

worked on a pastel today that involved under-painting with pastel and alcohol.  this was fun, although I am not crazy about the finished painting.  want to try this technique again though :)