SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

MASSIVE YET LIGHT * 6" x 3 1/2" acrylic on recycled wood block * wall hung yet unframed $75 - tax + shipping inclusive The storm traveled on as the sky opened up. Billowy white clouds raced . . .  and backdropped by the brilliant hue of blue. So light, so airy, so uplifting!

CLOUD BURST * 6" x 3 1/2" acrylic on wood block * wall hanging &   unframed Sold- Private Buyer Blue were the skies . . . and pregnant was the cloud. And the purple mass was heavy and swollen with moisture. With fascination I gazed upward as the rain drenched my face . . . cleansing all.

PURPLE MOVEMENT * 4" x 6" acrylic on board /  * unframed SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR Fast and fluid . . . the purple cloud flew as the pastel  colors tumbled and rolled.  Light . . . were my spirits.

ROLLING + MOVING CLOUDS * 6"x 6" pastel,  10" white mat,  glass + burnt wood frame - $295  * Courtesy of  Jezebel Studios  Rolling + Moving Clouds   is one of the many pastels  now hanging at Jezebel  Gallery  of Madrid, NM. Madrid is on the Turquoise Trail leading on Albuquerque's eastern side of the Sandia  Mountains to Santa Fe. Quite scenic with a  cruise through some old mining towns.  So two months ago Jezebel Gallery begun carrying my art, with focus on my skies and animals. All are framed in burnt pallet wood frames created by my husband, Dave Roden. If you can't make the trip, then please check out  Jezebel's online site here .

LOVELY (Huntington Gardens) *Courtesy of Tirage Art SOLD Here's another pastel that had been sold during   Tirage Art's Retirement Sale .  So grateful  for the many years of representation!

YELLOW 10" round pastel on wood Wednesday is a day I typically go to life drawing.  So wonderful to be immersed in the art of painting  from life! And I enjoy immensely on trying different  supports and techniques.  Above, YELLOW , is a sketch completed in 45 minutes.  This is on a wooden base and executed with underlying  pastel washes. I've been playing here for am giving a class in November at Oasis on pastel washes with still lifes. More about that coming up later! Below, RED CROSS ,  is the warm-up sketch I created  during the same session. This is the 2nd and the  wood substrate measures 7" x 4 1/2". This was created as a preliminary facial study and to see the effectiveness of washes onto the wood base.  Really like what I have going on!  RED CROSS  7" x 4 1/2" pastel on wood

PARASOL 12" x 9" pastel on paper Wednesday was a morning of life drawing . . .   so relaxing of a day! Paraso l is one of the 2 sketches I created  at The Artists Studio in Albuquerque. And such a great model!

BUOYANT CLOUDS 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" pastel double mat, AR glass + gold frame 'Buoyant Clouds ' was accepted into the Land  of Enchantment Show sponsored by the  Pastel Society of New Mexico and on view  at the Community Gallery of Santa Fe.  All accepted pastel paintings were to depict New Mexico, so here's my imagery of state's  vibrant clouds bursting from the landscape. The exhibit is on view from July 6th to the 25th,  yet only open to the public till the 16th. So there's  still 4 more days to see the show!