Still life donut and video
“One Bite” 8″ x 8″ pastel painting $100 with free shipping at ETSY One Bite is another piece that I painted for my YouTube videos. I’m keeping it relatively simple so that the followers can see that it’s possible for them to do as beginning pastel painters. This was a…
Still life Clementine and video
“Clementine” 5″ x 6.5″ pastel painting $75 / BUY NOW at ETSY I’ve had a YouTube channel for a number of years where I share instructional videos for the beginner pastel painter. I fell behind on creating videos and I’m now attempting to get back on track. It’s so rewarding…
Commissioned cat portrait
8″ x 8″ commissioned portrait soft pastels SOLD This was a fun portrait to work on. I’m never quite sure when to stop adding details. I prefer that my portrait work has a painterly quality so I stopped here. This might be the last painting I do for the month.…
Tall Stack cairn painting
“Tall Stack” 12″ x 16″ x 1 3/8″ acrylic painting, painted sides $375 BUY NOW at ETSY Yes, more rocks. I think this is the longest I’ve continued with a series. This is number 11 and I might continue. If you’ve seen enough rocks and want to see something specific…
Tipping Rocks cairn painting
“Tipping” 6″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed $75 BUY NOW at Daily PaintWorks It’s the ninth day of the creative February challenge and I’m a bit behind. I have other things on my plate so I’ll post to the Facebook page when I can. I painted this same grouping in…
Perfect Balance cairn painting
“Perfect Balance” 6″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed $75 BUY NOW at ETSY It’s the fifth day of the creative February challenge and I decided to use my pastels today. After I set these up I brought in a light to cast the shadows. I probably took about 20 photos…
Two Left Behind cairn painting
“Two Left Behind” 6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on panel $75 BUY NOW at Daily PaintWorks And yet another rock painting. The fourth day of the creative February challenge. I set these rocks up on my kitchen table. The two left behind were too rounded to balance on the top.…
Four Rocks cairn painting
“Compliments” 6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on panel $75 BUY NOW at Daily PaintWorks More rocks precariously balanced. These were more of a challenge to set up than the last painting. Until an hour ago I didn’t think this painting would make it. Originally I painted a sunset background with light…
Rock balance painting
“Balance” 6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on a hardboard panel SOLD A study in grayscale. I set up these rocks which I have in my living room. It took me a while (not too long though) to get the top rock balanced because of it’s curve. I’m really enjoying the…
13 Rocks cairn painting
“13 Rocks” acrylic painting on wood board 10″ x 10″ $150 at Daily Paintworks The rocks are gradually becoming more of a passion to paint. I ran out of my usual surfaces to paint on so I used a wood board which I bought at an art supply store…
Rock Sculpture painting
6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on stretched canvas $75 BUY NOW at Etsy I’m happy to have many photos of my own and free stock images of rock sculptures, or cairns. I’ve recently read that conservationists are recommending that people stop building them for various reasons. So I’ll continue to build…
Stacked Rocks acrylic painting
6″ x 6″ acrylic painting, on board $75 BUY NOW at Etsy I thought I’d continue with painting flowers this morning, but as beautiful as they are I really love rocks more. “They” always say paint what you love. I must say that I struggle with that advice. I love…
