Cotton Ball

"Cotton Ball"  (pastel, 7x5 inches)  click here to bid

This is my second painting from the reference pic of this bunny. My first one was experimental, shortly after the workshop with Casey Klahn, and I had liked it so much 'unfinished' that I decided not to take it any further, and instead I painted a new one from the same shot. I still see influences from the Klahn workshop in this one, and indeed, in much of my recent work. Thanks Casey!

Here's the first one, still unfinished... or maybe not?

Here are the couple of progress shots I took of Cotton Ball:

Tangled

"Tangled"  (pastel, 8x8 inches)  $325 framed

Ok, here's my other Casey Klahn workshop painting that didn't turn out too badly. I did a few improvements on it right before scanning it.

...And I just discovered I never took a photo of it earlier... oops. Well, take my word for it, it looks better now.

Tangled will be with me at the Bayou City Art Festival in Houston's Memorial Park this weekend, March 28-30. I'm in booth #5, right up near the front entrance. Stop by if you're in the area!

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The Hanging Tree (and the Casey Klahn workshop)

"The Hanging Tree"  (pastel, 8x10 inches) $365 framed

Here's my one good painting from Casey Klahn's workshop last weekend in New Braunfels, TX. The weekend was fascinating and much more challenging than I had thought it would be.

This painting went through some little revisions after the workshop. Here's how it looked on Sunday:

(slightly blurry) Alas, I did work from a photo, not my imagination as Casey does, but the fixes I worked on it were all made up so I guess that counts!

My favorite part of the workshop was when Casey asked for a donation of an old painting for him to 'work' on resolving a new painting out of. I had brought several, as it was on his supply list for us to resolve our own old or unfinished paintings. So I practically forced a painting on him, although he did pick this one out of my stack. Click the photos below to see a short progression on how he transformed my old amateur landscape into his own colorist work!

before....                              ....and after!

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