Saturday, January 31, 2009

Gnarly Old Maple


Gnarly Old Maple
Pastel on board 9"x12"

This is my most recently completed pastel. I started it last summer on site, and had a hard time pulling it out and finishing it. I struggled with all the green in this scene.
I enjoy painting in this style, but what really pulls at my heart are paintings done in a much looser style.
When I was younger, we would swing out into the creek from a rope tied into this tree's upper branches.


2 comments:

  1. Jean! This is the most amazing picture! I really thought it was a photo when I saw it in your living room, until I got closer. You are a wonderful, humble artist. I wish I could put on to paper what I see in my mind, as you are so very capable of doing.

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  2. Icredibly good work on the tree trunk. I know you wrote of enjoying loose, but you do trees so well, all I've seen on your blog.

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