SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

 DREAM AWAY 6" x 6" soft pastel, gold frame Sold - Private Collector Off another one goes!  So thankful for collectors and their support. 

PINKS + PURPLES 5" x 5" pastel 8" square gold frame, white mat and glass I'm not really a pink and purple person yet find these colors  soothing. Onset of a sunset when all is saying good night.  

PINKS + PURPLES  5" x 5" pastel 8" square black mat, glass + black frame $155 - Tax and shipping inclusive   This was refreshing to work with purple and pink, since most of my art gravitates towards blue tones.  It is a somber look though.

  DARK BLUE NIGHT 3" x 3" acrylic SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR I'm so honored this little piece sold and onto a wonderful home! Now to find a little box. . . 

CALM WATERS 4" x 4" acrylic on recycled wood 5" square black deep-set floater frame PRIVATE COLLECTOR Won't it be nice when the world feels calm and peaceful once more? 

BLUE CLOUD 4"x4" acrylic on wood 5" square deep black frame $125 - shipping + tax inclusive A cloud overshadows the ground . . . yet there is a band of orange hope.

Please to announce that I have two pastels included  within Randy Higbee Gallery's 10th Annual  6" Squared Exhibition  and Sale .   Opening is Saturday, December 7th from 6 to 9pm at 102 Kalmus Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.  Randy's openings are grand affairs, so I encourage anyone in the vicinity to attend. Unfortunately I  can not this year but will be there in spirit and  artwork.  And there are 533 oils and 75 pastels and watercolors, so pleased I am 2 of the 75! Work may be viewed and purchased online so click on: www.DailyBrushwork.com

GLIDING OVER THE TOWN 6" x 6" pastel museum glass, spacers and black frame GLIDING OVER THE TOWN  is my second of the two pastels that were juried into  Randy Higbee Gallery' s   10th Annual 6" Squared Exhibition and Sale !  I was in the gallery's premiere exhibit back in 2009. Since I  lived in San Diego at that time, was travel to the gallery to  see the exhibit. So very  fortunate I'm  participating once again!

RED HOPE 6" x 6" pastel  10" square black, white mat, glass + frame SOLD - Private Collector As I faced the evening . . . obligations  of tomorrow raced. Overwhelmed and abated breathe . . . I wondered how? So few minutes . . . so little time.  And then I counted my blessings. 

RED + BLAZING 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel mat, glass + black frame $150 + $15 shipping ( tax inclusive) Down, down, down . . .  Hot, hot, hot . . .  Nothing like getting sick. Fortunately all's going better.

PASSING RED  8" Square pastel on Sanded paper AR Glass + Burnt pallet frame Sold - Private Collector Just a swath of red . . . passing through the sky.  Flashes of brightness . . .  illuminating the pale night. Temperament . . . keeping in check.

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?

 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.

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.

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.

HIDE-N-SEEK* 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" x 8" white mat, glass + gold frame SOLD! * Courtesy of Tirage Art And the days roll down . . .  now you see them,  and then you don't. Please click here with interest of purchasing and / or  to see remaining art to buy.

CLOUD GAZING 5" x 5" pastel on sanded paper 8" square white mat, glass + black frame $155 + $15 insured shipping Sure has been a lot of rushing around lately.  So now it's time to take a BIG breath and look up.   Clouds are so calming!

FURIOUS WAS THE DARK pastel 6" x 6" This dark petite pastel is also onward to a new home and again, with many thanks to Tirage Art for the sale.