My son and his friend went fishing today, and since I had to accompany them, I used the time to try some little sketches of the gents who were having more success than us at the fishing lakes. So this was all good practice of trying to capture people in real time. The weird shadows are a product of the windows in my kitchen.

This time their suggestions were minor. Learning more about use of pastel for skin tone and texture was my motive for pursuing this unusual project. Cuong Nguyen, Portrait Artist. Master of the pastel portrait.

Seeking and sharing truth, while appreciating art. If I Ruled the World. Life is full of shapes. Sorrowful, yet always Rejoicing. The human need for appreciation. What spirit are you of? January 11, 2017.

Art and creativity with a touch of nature. Making Do During a Snowstorm. Wip of the Sierra Buttes. The top painting is one that I started a week ago and am taking a slow process completing it. I have yet decided to call it finished.

0218 Back in the days before discount airlines, we used to get freebie stuff on the planes. This is part of a set of postcards courtesy of Singapore Airlines. 0217 Sengen Shrine Shizuoka Japan. PS Slightly wonky sketch done with no pencil! Ran out of time to shade and be more diligent about painting.

Just playing around, loving where this has gone so far. Dripping wetting swirling waiting scrubbing scratching. Even in abstractedness, I always see the earth. The summer is truly here and we are all melting. In the meantime these two have been trimmed and sent off for a fundraiser.