Monday, July 29, 2019

The old Fence

Still wandering about in fields!


Another pastel using a variety of soft pastels on Uart sanded paper.

Variations- One field - 2 Views

Summer Field 01 - Leslie Snider
Two views of the same field.

In the first,
 early morning mists are lifting 
as the air warms across the field.

Summer Field 02 - Leslie Snider
In the second
the field itself 
is the focal point. 

Both are soft pastel on sanded Uart paper.
Lots of opportunity to layer 
and juxtapose colour.

Thursday, July 18, 2019

The Heat is On!

Edge of the Marsh - pastel
The peak of summer is here.

Growth is lush from lots of rain 
and heat warnings are slowing my pace!

Loon at Dusk

 
The Trail at Dusk

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Turning failure into success!

Backlight Marsh - Leslie Snider
This latest pastel sketch
was inspired by a photo 
that didn't go to plan!

Walking along the marsh boardwalk
I spotted a lovely scene of light
 filtering through a stand of cedars.

I was disappointed the camera 
didn't capture what I saw with my eyes.

But on reflection 
I could begin to see colour
in all those dark shadows.

This new scene 
gave me an opportunity
 to break away from my obsession
 with the greens of summer!

Marsh Scenes