#foliage

Jul 16, 20182 min read

StudioSense: Summer Morning Field

Early mornings on humid summer days bring out an ethereal veil of the landscape, with a hazy look that almost blurs the nearby foliage...

May 14, 20181 min read

Pastel Painting: Tuesday's Trillium

On a hike through a nearby nature preserve last Tuesday, I followed a woodland trail and came across newly-sprouted gatherings of "Great...

Oct 20, 20171 min read

Through the Trees - Pastel Painting

So often have I strolled through the local parks (often jogging with my dog Cosmo) and marveled at how the early morning sunlight would...

Jul 22, 20171 min read

New Pastel Painting - Woolley Park Stroll

Woolley Park Stroll was started en plein air with my studio assistant Cosmo. Completed today, I decided to enhance some of the...

Jun 5, 20171 min read

Pastel Technique: Keeping it Small and Simple

While working on another large 21x27 pastel painting, I thought I would break up my schedule with a small study. At the same time, I...

May 8, 20171 min read

Pastel Technique: Seeing Spots

One of the joys of painting landscapes in pastels is the ability to quickly add dashes and spots of different color to express density...

May 5, 20171 min read

Pastel Painting - Pittsfield Preserve

The latest version of my plein air painting at the Pittsfield Preserve. I guess it is 50% "plein air" as I am completing the pastel in...

Apr 5, 20171 min read

Pastel Technique: Carried Away with Complementary Colors

This is a scene from the town of Ravello on Italy's Amalfi Coast. Ravello towers above the Mediterranean, an arduous uphill hike from...

Sep 8, 20161 min read

A few refined touches

Note the depth in value in the foreground grasses. Today, as can be seen at the lower right of the painting, I have added highlights...