Hummingbird 2 - Pastel on paper

Updating a pastel painting I completed for a series of hummingbird images. I had fun with this one as it is based on a particular species of hummer, but I couldn't help myself when it came to playing with the colors and design....so thus it ended up as an imaginary hummingbird. I have tons of new paintings to update to the blog....will post more as I can! Let me know what you think.....

NEW!! Launch of Zazzle Store - Guru Painter

Look for a personalized gift at Zazzle.

I've been busy working on a Zazzle store "Guru Painter" featuring some of my paintings on apparel, posters, cards, coffee mugs, and many other items. It's a lot of work, but fun at the same time. Check it out...I've got a long way to go but I've got a good start, primarily on the Hummingbird Collection. Enjoy!! More to come:)

Buffalo Sunrise II-Pastel Painting

Thought I would post a pastel painting created a few years back. This is an 11" x 14" pastel on Wallis paper. Living in Kansas for a number of years after college, I grew to love the sunrises on the prairie. I can only imagine this is what it used to look like with the buffalo present. 

Sold painting 11/09

Santarita Cactus-Pastel Plein Air Painting

A quick 1 hour pastel of these real cool cactus around the corner from my yard. It is 8" x10" on wallis paper and the colors sure were fun! (What I call huggable". I will paint some more of these this fall as my art classes will begin again in January.

Hummingbird 1-New Pastel Painting

A new painting fresh off the easle. This is an 11" x 14" pastel painting titled Hummingbird 1. The first of a series planned for the winter of 2009-2010. I used creative liscence for the coloration, but it is roughly based on a broad-bill species. I used mostly Sennelier soft pastels on Wallis Museum pastel paper, which gave way to brilliant colors, and of course some alterations to the natural colors of the bird. Let me know your thoughts, I've got 9 more scheduled to come.......fun, fun, fun!

Painting SOLD 10/21/09