Category Archives: Art Works in Progress

Start/Finish of “Harbinger,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26” x 20” image, 35” x 28.5” framed

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Finish

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Pastel painting in progress


A: Here is the latest progress on “Showman,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26” x 20”.

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Charcoal Drawing

A: This is a preliminary charcoal drawing to help plan my next small “Bolivianos” painting.

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress

A: I continue working on “Oblate,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26” x 20”. I often say that titles can come from anywhere and here is a great example. “Oblate” came to me thanks to a sign on Route 95 in Maryland. It says, “Oblates of Our Lady of the Highways.” An oblate is a person who devotes themselves to a religious order. I like the word and thought it a fitting title for this painting.

I have been driving that stretch of Route 95 for more than twenty years. Only now, as I wrote this blog post, did I uncover a fascinating story about “Our Lady of the Highways.” https://www.ncregister.com/news/our-lady-of-the-highways

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress

A: I started a new small pastel painting!

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress


A: I am working on a small 26” x 20” pastel painting called, “Harbinger” that, for once, is coming together rather quickly.

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Start/Finish of “Maestro,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26” x 20”

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Finish


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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress!

A: A 58” x 38” pastel painting in the early stages.

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Start/Finish of “Narcissist,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 20” x 26”

Start

Finished

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress

A: This is the latest progress on “Apparition,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58” x 38”.

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