Pastels -Landscape Painting - a beginning

Here is an early example of experimenting with pastels....

I immediately felt an affinity with the media. 

One of the main attractions for using pastels
is the ability to softly blend colours.
Whether it's the summery beach scene illustrated below
or a cold blustery winter's day 

I'm looking forward to learning how effective pastels can be in capturing 
that illusive atmosphere.

Presquile beach in summer