soft pastel 14 x 20
This painting evolved from a realistic portrait to something akin to folk art. When I replaced the tall fence originally behind the figure with an open sky, the figure had the room she deserved.
This was one of the favorites among my paintings at the Art Crawl.
Pastelist
Ragstock
Bending to the Task
Waking Up
Path to the Lake
Young Sumatran Girl
Where the Wild Irises Grow
Hidden Waters
Sentinel Pine
Generations
Tamarack
Into the Woods
Indonesian Matriarch
Snowswept
Lupine
October on the North Brule
Nemadji River
Winston
Early Light Over Winter Rooftops
Acropol Inn and Grand Ole Creamery
Lagoon Theatre
Spring Morning at Al's Breakfast
My Love For You is as Vast as the Polar Ice Cap
Teaching Art at the Drop In Center
Temptation
Batting Cages
My Father's Hands, Like Birds Themselves
A Modest Proposal
Isolated Snow
Night Out with a Six-Year-Old