Pastel landscape painting of a wandering creek in a grassy field in Michigan.

Pastel painting 11 inches x 14 inches    SOLD

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A couple of weeks ago, I found this small, meandering little creek while I was out walking. It just called out to be captured on paper.

I’m really excited about the pastel landscape painting of it that I finished last night. It closely approaches the original vision I had of the piece when I started out. Sometimes I have a very strong idea of how I want a completed artwork to look and yet it comes out totally different. Sometimes my ideas change midstream and I spark off that, other times I just can’t reach the original dream and have to hope for a better outcome on the next piece. On this pastel, I feel that all my artistic intuitions “played well together” and we came to a good conclusion!

Pastel painting 4 inches x 5 inches   SOLD

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Finally finished the last puppy portrait commission. Each dog was very different in looks and temperament so I worked hard to create some commonalities between them with color and stroke. This pastel painting will be combined with the other 2 portraits in one mat and frame. I think it will make a great gift for my buddy’s dog-loving friend.

Pastel painting 12.5 inches x 17 inches $600 + shipping

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We’re in the Dog Days of Summer. Very little rain and the crops are all turning luscious golden colors. This field drew my attention and i thought it would be interesting to do a painting without an obvious focal point. More about atmosphere and the feeling of the place.