Unison soft pastel, Conté carres and pastel pencil on Twinrocker May Linen paper (light cream tone, 14″ x 17″), May 2009.
A couple of days ago I wrote that “restraint” was the operative word for me as I developed this composition of a field out on the flat eastern end of Long Island. Despite the richness of color in [...]
Archive for May, 2009
More Restraint
Posted in Works on May 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Studies from Eastern Long Island
Posted in Works on May 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Unison soft pastel and Conté pastel pencil on Hahnemühle Ingres paper (gray tone, 8″ x 10″) May 2009 .
Last weekend we took a drive out to eastern Long Island and as we passed a large open field I was struck by the golden reddish-brown color of the grain covering much of the open space. The rich color nearly glowed despite [...]
Lieutenant River at Old Lyme, Early Spring
Posted in Works on May 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Unison soft pastel and Conté pastel pencil on Twinrocker Calligraphy Cream paper (light cream tone, 9″ x 9″) May 2009 .
This drawing was done from sketches I made and reference photos I took last month on the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut. An initial attempt at this composition yesterday went badly and – after more study of the hues [...]
Wolf Kahn at Ameringer | Yohe
Posted in Works on May 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Ameringer | Yohe | Fine Art represents Wolf Kahn and has a wonderful exhibition of his recent pastels and oil paintings on display through June 5th. I highly recommend a visit to the gallery if you are in our about New York City during the next month. My office is located just a fifteen minute walk from the gallery and I made [...]
Hudson River and Catskill Mountains
Posted in Works on May 4, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Conté carres and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (light cream tone, 4″ x 12″), May 2009.
Loriann’s recent visit to Olana along the Hudson River helped motivate me to get there yesterday myself for a long-planned visit. Since the weather was cooperating for drawing en plein air, we decided not to spend anytime indoors [...]
