THE PADUCAH PORTFOLIO…9 The delight of working with pastels

DOMES ON BROADWAY

I don’t know why I don’t work with this wonderful medium more often.  Wait…yes I do know why.  It is difficult to exhibit and/or store pastel paintings without framing, and as prolific as I tend to be, the cost soon becomes prohibitive.  But since some of the work in this portfolio is small, I am giving in to the pull of the pastels.

Unlike my precious work, I am working directly, with pastel pencils, on toned paper.  I love the way white or light colored structures jump off the paper when rendered this way.

I have completed several small paintings, and several more in the pipeline.

SLIM'S BBQ

FORMERLY HUGG THE DRUGGIST

PIZZA BY THE POUND

WINDING DOWN

I'm ready!  After several months of planning, painting, re-thinking, and re-thinking again, I am ready for JUST BARNS & FARMS to happen.  The work is finished, and all that remains is for me to get: everything cataloged, the gallery and studio organized, posters and postcards out, and a plan for hanging the show.  This should keep me busy and out of trouble for the next two weeks.

Here are three of the last five pastel paintings I completed for the show:

 Pastel barn #2...5x7

  Pastel barn #3...5x7

 Pastel barn #4...5x7

NEWEST PASTEL PAINTING

I will keep the words to a minimum today...I really can do that...and just show my latest painting. This was inspired by photos I took on I24 driving from Paducah to Nashville.


On the way to Nashville...pastel on Illustration board...15x30

Below in the beginning of the next in this series. At this point I don't know what the subject/composition will be.



Pastel in progress...20x30"

Finally, if you will allow me a bit of parenteral pride, I would like to recommend 2 blogs to you.

The Happy Internist, by daughter Beth and Barn yard, by daughter Sara Jo.