SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

AN ORANGE GOOD NIGHT 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel,  8" square archival white mat,  glass + frame  SOLD - Private Collection of Alex Richardson A day scene and a blazing sunset . . . Two more landscape pastels are onward to  a new home, with many thanks to Alex! BLUE PAST THE CLOUDS 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel,  8" square archival white mat,  glass + frame  SOLD - Private Collection of Alex Richardson

LIGHT RAIN 14"h x 11"w pastel  20" x 16" archival mat, glass and gold frame $550 + $20 Insured shipping - tax inclusive Standing on a ridge . . . while the mist fell  onto my upturned face. Relishing the colors . . .  and smelling the fresh scents. Alive!

A QUIET PLACE  5" x 5" pastel 8" square archival white mat, glass + gold frame I'm reposting this scene just because it's available  and I need to find myself a quiet corner today.  And this looks very peaceful! I just finished up two pastel skies workshops which is satisfying yet emotionally draining. It also creates the opportunity to vocalize my personal artistic techniques  and execution. Yet as an artist, I am very visualize, so many  times it's difficult to articulate actions to take when so much  comes intuitively.  But honestly I get so absorbed into creating that I  forget to speak. That's our secret, okey?

HEAVY WAS THE EVENING pastel on sanded paper  The evening seems so full and heavy after several busy  and hectic days.  Don't get me wrong, for I do enjoy my life, but  just trying to keep up with the pace over here.  So thankful . . . . . . 

REEDS monoprint inks on paper I have been gearing up for two workshops with one  completed this past Monday and Wednesday and the  second upcoming next week.  I really enjoy interacting with others, for at those times  the 'line' between students and instructors become blurred.  By this I mean, that amazingly one learns from one's  student in every session. Their creativity and manner of  execution is so unique, that it touches territories I may  have never thought of. So it's always a learning experience  for all involved! With that said, I'm posting 2 monoprints I created last year  in a workshop at Remarque / New Grounds in Albuquerque.  Love REEDS for it's simplicity and fluidity! Blue Monprint and additional pieces   were created  specifically to use for a future life drawing with graphite.  BLUE MONOPRINT monoprint inks on paper 

 FIRE + PASSION 6" x 6" pastel on sanded paper 12" square mat, AR glass, + gold frame SOLD - Private Collector Preparing for 2 workshops on pastel skies at Albuquerque's  OASIS. Always so much to remember and gather together,  but do enjoy it much! And I'm happy to write that both classes are Sold Out! Soon I'll be posting pics of the 2 events.  There will be another workshop on Unique Pastel Still Lifes in November, so will keep all posted of dates and when  registration opens.

FORGOTTEN TRACKS  10" x 8" pastel black mat, glass + frame SOLD - Private Collector Love this little scene!  Such a cozy and and ethereal evening. The setting is a tiny abandoned house in Santa Fe  along the Railyards, yet these tracks are not functional.  And this petite pastel has now gone onto a wonderful home!  Thank you Tish!

A REGAL LOOK * 10" round pastel on wood panel *detail of image And this is the second piece I worked on  for two hours at life drawing yesterday.  Only about halfway done, but you can see  my layering to build up the image.  The first layer is created with a pastel wash  to build up a mid-tone.Then the top sequential  layers are pastel strokes, alternating between  blunt to broad strokes.   Really liking the wood as a substrate . . .  fun, fun, fun!

FACIAL STUDY  6" x 6" pastel on canvas Wednesdays have been my day of life drawing. And lately I've been playing with different bases to  study the effects with texture and application of color. Above ' Facial Study ', is my preliminary exploration of the model to work out positioning of her facial  features and shadowing, while executing onto a  square piece of canvas. The canvas is quite textured creating a "pebbly" effect with a subtle tone. I had spent about 1 1/2 hours on this before venturing  onto a larger wood substrate. I'll post that tomorrow so you can see the difference in color and texture.