BRIDGE OF SIGHS, VENICE

Venice is one of my favorite vacation spots. The city is romantic and full of energy and life. I took a photo of the very famous “Bridge of Sighs” catching the wonderful light at dusk. When I got home I tried to capture all of the feelings that attracted me to the scene. The cool colors of the building are a direct contrast to the warm light.

“Bridge of Signs was done in soft pastels on Wallis Sand paper. The original painting has been sold, but it is available in print.

GARDEN POTS

One of my favorite activities is to go to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. The garden pots are always changing so it’s such nice surprise to see what is there. I loved this arrangement using predominately primary colors for the bouquet. The rich green foliage was a wonderful contrast. The shadow pattern and color really intrigued me and I want to capture it in my painting. The warm summer glow in this painting makes me feel good.

Garden Pots was done in soft pastels on Wallis Sand paper. The image size is

13 X 16. With a 3” mat it measures 19 x 22. The original pastel is $450.00

SUMMER HYDRANGEAS

Garden walks are a favorite activity for me. I was in awe of the beautiful hydrangeas and the variety of color in the blooms. They ranged from light pinks to deep violets. The individual petals made up this wonderful round shape that I wanted to capture. I accentuated the yellow buds as they made a wonderful contrast to the violets.

The painting is 18” x 12” and was done on Wallis sanded pastel paper using soft pastels. To get the richness of color I used many layers going from hard to soft pastels and dark to light.

It measures 24" x 18" with a 3 inch mat. The original pastel is $500.00
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