August 30, 2008, On Cat Feet

9x12 pastel and watercolor on board $250
There are many advantages/wonders to the nature of fog. 1. When you paint there is really no time constraint, until it begins to lift, 2. It is a natural blender, all hues find a common denominator, 3.It is beautiful!
The only disadvantage is one can perseverate and work too long. Life is balance, eh?

This piece was done for the Kensington, Maryland Plein Air event. It hangs there now. If you get a chance drop by and see all the wonderful paintings. One of my Shenandoah waterfalls paintings won first in the landscape division and another painting, a train track one won second in the Kensington division (work that represents the flavor of Kensington.) The show is in downtown Kensington at their armory.

February 28, 2008 Sunset at the Station

8.5x8.5 pastel and watercolor on wallis, $100. plus tax and ship
Last night I was hanging at the station again. (Am I becoming a station junkie?...I'm not even going anywhere!) Well it was cold and windy, but sunset was stellar! Low sun, highlights on the sides of buildings, pink clouds (ooooooh and I love pink clouds!), what more can a girl want?

February 27, 2008 Light Mist, Early Morning Train

7.5x7.5, pastel and watercolor on board, $100. plus ship and tax
Yesterday, on my morning walk, I was down by the train station and I saw this. My response was immediate and I knew just how I was going to do it. I wanted to make the mist as it came through that wonderful light. I think I got that feeling. For some reason train stations have a kind of magic.