The finished version is just a little different. I added some leafy plants in the foreground. 
Working out some issues with pastel. Using them like paint sticks. Making marks, underpainting, layering colors, in other words, having a good time. Not finished yet. 12x18in pastel on Wallis paper 
This is a little warm up drawing I did quickly because I wanted to play around with a blue sky. 9x12in pastel 
The view from Ampersand Mt. I was attracted to the pools of water on the mountaintop echoing the shapes of the lakes in the distance as well as the painted blazes leading you into the picture. But most of all,How do you draw that incredible granite texture? 16x20in pastel 
I've painted Chapel pond many times in oils, it's my spiritual home in the Adirondacks, but never in pastel. Pastels really lend themselves to getting that seamless color of water that you can only get with glazing in oils. Right here the sun has just topped Giant Mt and has begun its passage down the sides of the mt. I am experimenting with about a half a dozen blues, layering them, blending with fingers, brushing out with a stiff brush and scumbling. Still some more to be done. I enjoy getting lost in the process. 14x13 3/4 pastel on sanded paper. SOLD
A little Memory picture of Noonmark Mountain. I will be there in just a few weeks. 8x10in pastel SOLD
A Keene Valley landmark,this glacial erratic sits out in the middle of a large field and has been painted by artists for over a century. I like how the light hits it at different times of the day, like Monet's haystacks. Just messin' around from memory with pastel sticks. 8x10in pastel SOLD
