Thaw

"Thaw"
!2" x 12"
Pastel on canvas panel
Remnants of earth poked through the moth-eaten blanket of snow when the temperature lolled above freezing for two consecutive days. 

This scene from near where I live was painted on a black canvas through which the weave and some of the black shone through. I actually forgot to apply clear gesso to the canvas, but I didn't notice any adverse differences until I realized the brush next to the gesso bottle was still pristine. Oops.  My experimentation continues.

Carol

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Algid and Aloft

"Algid and Aloft"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard
I think this is how it would look from the cockpit of a Cessna 172 around 5:13 in the morning as I approach my favorite airport in Colorado. It's a dream, of course, I would never fly a Cessna — at that time of day!  

 I found a little number 2 shader brush in my stash of about 600 brushes that just loves to paint mountains. You may see more of them underneath my skies in the future.

Carol

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