Warm Fuzzy #42 - Piggly (and video!)

 

Warm Fuzzy #42 - "Piggly" (pastel, 8x6 inches) $300 framed

My viewers chose this Piglet for the Virtual Open Studio last Monday. I was happy with how fresh this one came out!   Enjoy this 2-minute speed video below!

You can watch the full-length video of Piggly (with a subscription) HERE and many more pastel painting videos full of tutorial content and fun casual conversation about everything pastel, on my Patreon page. 

Piggly will be part of my inventory for the Online Woodlands Waterway Art Festival next month (unless she sells before then.) They're doing a really good job of setting up an online gallery and virtual experiences for artists and collectors. I'm still getting my artwork organized and uploaded to the system.

Piggly's reference photo compliments of Kathryn Helmink https://twitter.com/KathrynHelmink

 

"Baby Sea Turtle"

 

"Baby Sea Turtle" (pastel, 6x12 inches) $390 framed

I wanted to title this in my "Warm Fuzzy" series, but...   hmmm...

He's still cute! Painted much larger than life, this baby was about 2 inches long! I caught some photos of this baby at a zoo on my travels a couple years ago. I had a lot of fun painting the strange color temperatures of the aquarium lighting.

This little turtle was pasteled last week in my Virtual Open Studio, and underpainted last month. You can see the full-length video of the pastel process here on my Patreon page (with a subscription.)

"Baby Sea Turtle" will be listed among my paintings available at the Online Woodlands Waterway Art Festival next month. They're doing a really good job of setting up an online gallery and virtual experiences for artists and collectors. I'm still getting my artwork organized and uploaded to the system.

Here are some progress pics from the underpainting and the pastel video:

Warm Fuzzy #41 - Magnolia (to benefit the Fire Relief Fund)

 

Warm Fuzzy #41 - "Magnolia" (pastel, 10x8 inches) $300 unframed

I've painted this pretty miniature horse for a charity fundraiser initiated by my friend Lisa Rico. Proceeds benefit the rural farms and communities ravaged by the recent fires in her California area. 100% of the (unframed) selling price will be donated to the Travis Credit Union Foundation - Fire Relief Fund  to support those affected communities.

Enjoy this 3 minute speed video demo, edited down from the recording of the painting during my Virtual Open Studio, Episode 18! 

 

See the full length video and more at https://www.patreon.com/RitaKirkmanStudio