With a clear blue sky I headed out this morning at about 7 am with my dog Cosmo with plans to do a plein air painting in the Pittsfield...

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...

Working on the ever-changing Teton Vista, several adjustments to the composition have been made. I started this painting in out first...

Working on the Teton painting. Here is the initial version following creation of the underpainting and initial application of pastel: In...

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....

See the color in the photo below; this photo was digitally enhanced as best as I could using Microsoft Office. In fact, without...

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

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...

As I was painting the grass portion of a recent landscape started in plein air, I was faced with the unexciting challenge of painting...

Today I headed out to the Pittsfield Preserve off Marton Road in Pittsflield Township. A sunny day with temps about 65 were perfect...

I will be attending the Great Lakes Pastel Society Member's Exhibit in South Haven, Michigan. The event will be at the South Haven Center...

My daughter Sara toured the National Parks last summer and has shared a plethora of gorgeous landscapes from Grand Teton National Park...

I enjoy the oranges, reds and greens of medieval Italy! Here is the current version or Ravello. Working those greens, blues, purples,...

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

New pastel painting: pond in Lillie Park, near Ann Arbor, MI. Soft pastel on Uart sanded paper. 10x13. See Marsh Madness and other...

As I was continuing work on "Marsh Madness," a close study of its reference photo revealed a horror I needed to address: very faint...

See below the latest version of my painting-in-progress, "Marsh Madness." The view of this marsh extends from right below your feet, to...

Here is a painting of a marsh in Lillie Park, near Ann Arbor, MI. What I found impressive was the blues, purples and greens of the water...

This painting was started as our field demo in "The Landscape in Pastel" class at the Michigan Art Center. I darkened the ground above...