10

Number 10 is a total disaster.  I tried using a mixture of marble dust, gesso and water to make a primer that was supposed to be similiar to wallis paper.  It wasn’t.  I will have to find out what the correct formula is.  I had a really hard time getting the pastel to even go onto the paper.  At some point, I added some liquitex clear acrylic gesso.  It has some grit to it.  Then I added more pastel, once dry of course.  I just peeled the gesso off as I tried to apply more pastel.  Just a total disaster.  But it was still fun.  Great learning experience. 

9

As I mentioned before, loving the orange.  You can really tell that I am right handed here.  I decided to let a lot of the paper show through on this one.  I am using La Carte Pastel Card.  Loving it!

8

Like purple a lot, but I still think that I like the orange ones the best.   I think you can tell that I am right handed.  Need to work on that.

What do you do for inspiration?

I am still on schedule with my 100 pieces.  Now I just need to photograph, edit and post them.

Just wondering, what do you do to stay inspired and get the ideas flowing?

7

This one is hard to photograph.  I used yellow ochre in the sky and in some of the water, but it is not showing up very well.  Also the bluegrey is showing up too blue.  I still like how the pastel looks like suede on this paper.

6

This piece was challenging.  At some point, early on in my career, I worked on illustration board and had some success with it.  And I know of others who work on it and love it, but I am not one of them.  This piece reminded me as to why I don’t like cold pressed illustration board for pastels.  I found that I had to work hard to get the pastel onto the board.  Although, it does create the feeling that I am working with oil pastels instead of soft pastels.

5

Another attempt.  Still enjoying the process. This is a pastel painting, painted on La Carte Pastel Card.  This is number 5 in my 100 Paintings, 100 Days series.

4

I forgot how much I like orange.  How could that happen?

3

I like this one.  But I wonder about the green sky.  Too much contrast?  Regardless, I still like it.  It is to be analyzed later.  And I am really liking this La Carte Pastel Card.  When I apply the softer pastels, it looks like suede.

Number 2

Here is my second painting in my series of 100.  All pieces will be 8″ x 10″.