8″ square, pastel on sanded paper

I enjoyed painting the way the sun felt: hot and bright, and well…sunny.

10″x8″ pastel on RED sanded paper

“The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.” -Ovid

7″x5″ pastel on sanded paper

“Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of it. By living our lives, we nurture death.”  -Haruki Murakami

Dead cholla, or their skeletons, are one of my favorite nature artifacts.  I love to collect those lacy hollow sticks.  I found this cactus full of skeletons, live branches, and blooms – an intergenerational cactus.

Pastel on sanded paper

8″x10″

10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper

10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper

12″x9″ gauche and ink on paper