Happy NUMBER 9! number 9..number9..number9

Often times I think - 

I should update my blog.

I should blog more..

I should take down my blog..

I should migrate this blog to another weblog service just for the difference..

I should..

then I think, 

MEH, this blog is fine. 

The problem with this blog lately is ----

I think I have too many things going on in my life.  

I am so busy. 

 I am sporadic with my art lately because of this whirlwind of activity.

  

But mainly - and honestly - I JUST don't take the time. 

I am not a good planner. 

But I like to blog when I can plan it in my day.

This is my 9th blogiversary.

Thanks to all my readers and lookers!!

I appreciate that you stop by to see 

what's new from time to time.  

Do I still have something to say?  I always have something to say.

Keep tuned for further developments, I am not giving up yet. 

I will have something to say or most likely show.

Happy Mother's Day and a new Pastel Painting

"Vagabond"

6" x 6"

pastel on tinted and pumiced Gatorfoam board

SOLD

I love, love, love the new technique I learned from Rita Kirkman.

It's becoming much more comfortable and understandable with

each of these last several pastels.

Painting a value study before adding detail and color is 

just what I needed. In doing so, you get a lot

of the work done underneath which makes it 

sing when I get down to the nitty gritty of the work.

(I should never call this work, it is what I love

and it isn't work to me..it's 'total passion and enjoyment'.)

It takes me to another place.

Happy Mother's Day!

A Pastel of a Cat

"George"

(edited)

6" x 8"

pastel on Gatorfoam board

I did this painting in my Rita Kirkman class a few weeks back.

   This one is of a special cat who belonged to my

online friend Danni. She has a great blog

 "On the Way to Critter Farm" HERE.  

You should visit it.  I love where she lives (in Oregon)

and the antics of all her critters on her farm.

George was a stray - who lived with her for awhile and then

met with an untimely death (3 years ago).

I have always admired the photo I used for this portrait.

I also needed to reference the photo one more time and work

a little on the post he is sitting on, it didn't read right, but

I think it does now.

This painting is on it's way to Danni next week.

Thanks again Danni!

Daily Painting of a Wolf in Pastel by Pattie Wall

"Alpha"

6" x 8"

 pastel on primed Gatorfoam board

Purchase INFO HERE

Today, I primed a white Gatorfoam board in 

Aubergine colored pumice by Art Spectrum.

I didn't do a prior value study..I just 'went for it'.

It went really fast, maybe because I have been

so busy with acreage care, landscaping and mowing

that I just couldn't wait to get at it, and

knew I had a short amount of time.