The old Fence

Still wandering about in fields!

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

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!

Not winter....Not Spring....somewhere in between

A couple of pastel sketches 

while we wait for the frost to disappear

 and warmth to bring spring colour. 

Although the landscape
 has a certain starkness 
at this time of year,
the textures and 
muted colour relationships
 can be interesting.

Kingston Area Marsh in Early Spring

Pastel Study Valley of Óbánya