Spring Scenes

A trio of studies

in pastel

recording the emerging changes 

of colour and light this spring.

Spring Fog 2019 - Leslie Snider

Spring Greens 2019 - Leslie Snider

Trillium Ridge 2019 - Leslie Snider

Drifting Clouds

I'm not yet inspired 

by the muted colours 

of a slow to arrive spring

so....

I'm reaching into my photos

from last summer. 

Drifting Clouds - Leslie Snider

In this piece

 I was working with a relatively

 small palette of colours,

but was interested

 in the textural differences

between the airy summer clouds 

and the shimmering quality of the water.

As time passes 

I see I'm strongly attracted 

to compositions with 

strong horizontals 

and fairly shallow depth.

I think that is the influence

 of Tom Thomson,

an artist I admire. 

 

 

New Materials

Receiving a new online order

 is like getting a Christmas present.

I was happy to find a new source

 of a favourite sketching paper.

It's not fancy, very similar to brown paper bags.

It has the perfect grab for pastel and pastel pencil.

I also expanded my collection of pastel pencils.

A colourful subject was in order.....

based on one of my autumn photos.

Autumn Lane 2019 Leslie Snider