4/1/12
Owl pastel on suede matboard
Another owl pastel
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4/1/12
A selection of blooms from my garden today
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2/14/12
I have new line of Owl cards made with my handmade owl stamp!
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1/3/12
Palm tree shadow
Courtyard shadow
Church shadow
Table and chair shadow
Wall shadow
Railing shadow | Window shadow
Chair shadow |
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12/22/11
Plein Air Pastel - golden colored tree near our home
Unison Pastels - colors of nature
Watercolor underpainting on blue Art Spectrum Colorfix Paper
Another scenic spot near our home
Me working on my painting - lovely sunny winter day in Southern California
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11/13/11
My pastel painting was awarded 2nd Place at last night's EAA Monthly Show. Beaten by a photograph of a tree! Pastels and photographs are in the same category! |
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 | Congratulations. By the way, I love your hats. I've started wearing hats also!!! | -- Carolyn Dalton, 11/16/11
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10/23/11
Sold my "Lobster Buoys" painting! Enjoy the painting Carolyn! |
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10/11/11
Richard's palette is sorted by value and color with neutrals on the left.
Field sketch in Donna's backyard. The reason for the field sketch - "What can the camera not tell me".
Richard's finished field sketch
My field sketch in Donna's backyard
Richard's plein air starts with a good pencil drawing and watercolor underpainting.
"A good painting is by design not by accident"
"Value does the work - color gets the glory"
Richard's finished painting
My field sketch on location
Starting my watercolor underpainting
Using my field sketch as a reference, I finish my pastel painting in the studio.
Richard starts his painting from a photo reference.
Watercolor underpainting begins.
Richard's finished painting
Group photo
Richard signing his book "Pastel Pointers" with our host Donna Trent. |
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