Burning the midnight oil

Occassionally I go on these painting binges

when it’s working it go with it . Sometimes I can’t sleep and I go to the studio and paint out what frustrating me and then go wash up . (Pastel is a messy business and I’m filthy when I’m done ) and then I’m ready for sleep . Lately I’ve been putting music on. I’ve been listening to Chopin Noctunes ,ironic in a away . You would think it would make me sleepy.

The top Pastel is one of my textured pastels and one I have been wanting to do for along time . I visited Cape Cod last year for a National Juried Show at the Cultural Center for The Pastel Society of Cape Cod . I didn’t win anything but it was a a phenomanal reception and I got to meet so many people ! Especially Jeanne Rosier Smith who’ve I’ve been dying to meet ! And of course our Judge Jacob Aguiar who did a great job judging !

I took a trip up the Cape to the top ,stopping at Truro and then to Race Point Beach . I took as many photos as I could and of course had to swim ! Then I sat on the beach and wrote the colors I saw as I didn’t bring any art supplies and did some pen sketches . 

It’s been a long time since I’ve looked at the photos . But after watching Jeanne Rosier Smiths videos and using her select Terry Ludwig and Girault Shore pastels it was time for some summer . Our winter here in upstate NY has been terrible. I had alittle fun with my tree and snow series but after awhile the weather just gets too much . I’ve been having a grand time with these beaches. Starting tentative with the blue wave I got bolder using my style I use in the texture paintings and trying to bring it to paper .