SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

 Green + Orange Bushes     Blue + Orange Study             Sanded paper           Canson drawing paper    I always end up working with different techniques  and styles when teaching.  Not that I don't use  mark-making, but tend to get into a 'groove' with  using the same execution. So now I'm doing Southwest landscapes utilizing  complimentary colors and marks. Green + Orange  Bushe s is a completed and framed pastel, whereas  Blue  + Orange  Study is created on drawing paper for  an example to my upcoming class on Friday. Just so much fun!

PURPLE + YELLOW TREE 8" x 8" soft pastel on sanded paper 12" white mat, glass + black frame $275 - tax + shipping inclusive  With the new year, I'm off to a fresh start! I've been absent much on my blog, for life has thrown so many twists on the day-to-day events.  But I've missed all, so this year I'll be more present.  Above, PURPLE + YELLOW TREE is a pastel I've created for my upcoming class at the New Mexico Art League that begins this Friday, the 6th.  PURPLE + YELLOW TREE is a sample of utilizing bright complimentary colors in a scene. Below, is  an image of the 2 pastels I've created with one using  subtle complimentary colors and the same scene with bright colors and a more graphic approach.  And the scene is from the Desert Dairy Farm's oasis where I was so fortunate to have a residency in 2021+ 2022! Love that place!

TANGLED 11" mixed media tondo on wood Life can be quite messy . . .  akin to a heavily wooded forest. Tree limbs reaching upward . . .  intertwined. A mass of green leaves . . . hiding the sun's rays.  A mess . . . and tangled.   

PURPLE TREETOPS 8" x 8" pastel* *no frame nor glass $95 + $10 insured shipping Simplistic, fauvist and just plain purple!

YELLOW CURB + SHADOWS  12" x 12" pastel glass + gold frame $700 + $25 insured priority shipping - tax inclusive The sun was brazen . . .  while the shadows danced so merrily.

SHADOWS + TREES 8"h x 6" w pastel on cradled wooden panel glass + black frame $275 - shipping inclusive Walking the path while deep in thought . . .  beauty unobserved . . .  a loss.