ODDS AND ENDS

I couple of recent pieces that I actually like.

Watercolor on Arches paper

Pastel

NEW WATERCOLOR

Nature Walk
John Brisson

ART'S PATH

"Art is meant to travel from your heart to your head and out through your fingers..."
   ~Kelly Bingham~

Wind Swept
Pastel
John Brisson

HALLOWEEN PASTEL

I finished the pastel I had started a few weeks ago. It was not meant to be a Halloween scene, just a drawing of an old barn. Now, to me, it looks a bit spooky. I kind of expect to see the headless horseman chasing Ichabod Crane!

JOEY'S BOAT - FINISHED

I finished the pastel I did from my nephew's great photograph.

FINISHED

Seems like I'm never sure when to stop working on a piece. End up over-working it to death. This pastel is already very busy so it needed to be done!

AMPERSAND

I have used different pastel papers and even Arches print paper for my pastel paintings, but just recently I purchased some Pastelbord by Ampersand. I'm excited to see how this will compare to the texture of paper. Thinking I will start small (landscape) until I get the feeling of the stiffness of the board.

THAT WAS FUN!

Finished the new pastel over the last few days. I enjoy this medium so much more than my trials and tribulations with watercolor. With pastels and acrylics I seem to be able to work past of fix mistakes. Watercolor, for me. is very unforgiving!

STORMY MEADOW

I've started a new landscape reduction linocut and I hope to be able to show each step and color as its printed. I just need to remember to take pictures as it moves along.

WHAT IS AN ETCHING

I found another fun site in my Internet travels. I came across it because it has good explanations of the the various etching techniques. The site belongs to Rick Lyttle and it also contains a number of his prints. He lives in Northern California and creates Landscape, Still Life and Whimsical prints that are great.

http://www.ricklyttle.com/materials.html