What’s on the Easel

Just getting started ..painting a walking path near our home. So watch the

Progression!

Sunset Tutorial

Here is a series of photos from start to finish of a sunset from my photo of turtle beach

I used lots of hard  and soft pastels starting with nupastels for main shapes and 

An alcohol wash. Then slowly building colors. A little bit of blending and final touches.

I will frame this and post the final product.

Swiss Cows

5x7 pastel ‘Swiss Cows’ on Uart archival sanded paper. Framed 

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Painting Still Life Landscape

Just getting started defining the veggies that will be more defined while the fields

are nearly done. Will have to check my values though so the distance is defined 

as far away. The closer fields are still being picked and they show the bounty 

yet to come. Stay tuned …still working on my beach scene too.

This was first a combo of photos then a few thumb nail sketches. Then a quick block

In of shapes some hard pastels and then an alcohol wash. Then reenforce my darks 

Still using hard pastels and starting some detail. I’m using 350 Uart so I had to use 

hard pastels to fill some tooth or my soft pastels would be eaten up! Chomp

What’s on the easel

Getting a painting ready from a photo of the beach . This is a pastel painting 

On 350 Uart over watercolor wash. I really want to transport 

 into this photo but it may satisfy my crave to feel the beach, sun and 

sand as I paint! I’ll listen to an ocean sound as I paint. 

Stay tuned.

The making of a Christmas Card

Every year I do a piece of art for my annual Christmas card ,usually a pastel. I was not inspired 

For this year’s painting

Until it snowed and so I watched the sun pour through the pines in my backyard.

I placed some 400 Uart sanded paper and preceded to look out the window 

From my studio. Also worked from a few photos. What do you call and en

Plein Air done from a window? Merry Christmas.

Kayaking On The Lake With Luke