8″x10″ pastel on sanded paper
“Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.” -Albert Schweitzer
Peaceful Lily
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
“The focus of ‘Flower’ is emotion and to make you feel peaceful.” -Jenova Chen
My Sunset Sky
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Kauai
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” -Rabindranath Tagore
Snorkeler’s Cove
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Play this sound track: “Look mom, an eel!, a school of so many fish” Now roll the surf in the background. It was a beautiful morning.
Plein air – Kauai
Sunshine Flower
I painted this as an 8″x10″, but I like it better square. Pastel on sanded paper
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” -Hans Christian Andersen
✔️sunshine
✔️ freedom
✔️ a little flower
Ocean Stirrings
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.” -Robert Wyland
Sunshine Valley
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
I have left the intimidating mountains of Colorado, and am delighting in the more familiar mountains of NM, the light is incomparable.
Fire in the Sky
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
I got up at 3am and hiked hard uphill for hours to earn this sunrise. I could hear John Denver singing “Rocky Mountain High” as I watched these colors change he was writing about a meteor shower, but this sure did look like fire in the sky, so I sang it anyways.
Occasion for Hope
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper”The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” -John Buchan
Trout for Dinner
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paperPlein air of fly fishing in turquoise lake. Beautiful day! My cast iron skillet awaits.
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