Charlie

Today I decided to take a break from pastels for a couple of reasons. First, there are sometimes when I work so long on something that I start to feel discouraged and forget to have fun. Art should be fun. So, I'm taking a "fun" break.  Second, my nephew and brother have birthdays coming up and I wanted to whip up a little something to send them, so I painted this picture of their dog, Charlie.  It was fun, so mission accomplished!!

Tiny impressions

I did these little 4x4 canvases in an impressionist style. The paint is really thick and it is exactly opposite from how I normally work, but it was a fun exercise.