SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

Blocked in study in pastels On Wednesday I usually go to life drawing.  It's so educational to draw a model from life!  There seems to be a sense of 'freshness' that's  nonparallel to  working from a photo.  Above is my first stage of blocking in the  red-headed model. I underlaid three pastel  shades onto the paper before starting to sketch to give a nice undertone.  Below is a more progressed stage.         

SHADOWS + REDS 14" x 11" pastel  20" x 16" mat, AR glass and black + silver frame Once again I've been quiet over here, but just because I've been  rocking with work. And so little time, but ever so thankful! Above floral Shadows + Reds will be on exhibit at the Pastel Society of New Mexico's Signature Members' Show which will run from October 6th to November 10th at the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Art. Always such a honor to be  recognized as a Distinguished and Signature Member of this  society! Rock on . . . . !

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