SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

YELLOW SIDE VIEW  pastel on wood circle This is a small pastel drawn from life a week ago.  And I decided the last 40 minutes to paint this.  Such a stoic, beautiful model!

PURPLE + YELLOW SKETCH 14" x 11" pastel on paper Last Friday I went to life drawing. Just love the  time engrossed in observing another's  mannerisms. I'm also curious on what the model's actually thinking while posing. Are they at a far-away place, traveling to another location and time? 

PENSIVE + COLORS 14" x 11' pastel 20" x 16" mat, glass + gilded frame $395 This Saturday, November 9th from 5 to 7pm is the Artist  Reception of  True Likeness, an Exhibition of the Portrait  and Figure . And I'll be here! The show is at the New Mexico Art League and runs  through November 23rd. Amazing work in all medias. I have three pastels in the exhibit and pictured below  is the 2nd one, ATTITUDE + GOLD. Click here for more information.   

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!

A PINK RACE 6" x 6" pastel black frame, spacer  glass I'm very pleased that A Pink Race is one of my two pastels that were juried into Randy Higbee Gallery' s 10th Annual 6" Squared Exhibition and Sale !  I was in the gallery's very first exhibit back in 2009 and since  living in San Diego at that time, was able to go in person to  see the exhibit. Wonderful range of art, so fortunate I'm  participating once again! All art will be for sale and they make great holiday gifts! So please click on this link , to see the online show if you're unable to travel to Costa Mesa, CA. 

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. 

SKETCH OF A TREE pastel on paper   I was fortunate and had a short reprieve with a trip to  northern New Mexico and Colorado. Wonderful  to have a get-a-way! First day we went to the Aztec Ruins. This National Park  has one of the finest and largest Kivas I have ever visited.  A beautiful blue, sunny day! Then traveled up to Durango to see the colors of the fall  trees, with a walk through their historic downtown, before heading to Lake Vallecito. Here we spent 2 evenings in a  quaint cabin. The last day we took a day-trip to Silverton. Above is a small sketch I created sitting at the lake and below  is a picture of the fall trees and a slice of Silverton.