Still Life with Bottle and Pink Flowers

"Still Life with Bottle and Pink Flowers" Pastel 11" x 14"

Contemporary still life, soft pastel on a primed foamcore panel.

The original artwork is available for purchase via Saatchi Art.  It is matted to fit a standard 16" x 20" frame.  Or you may choose a high-quality giclee print instead, giving you additional size options.

With the pink and blue color scheme, I could see this piece decorating a nursery, especially if the gender is a surprise...either way, you've got it covered!

Four Vases

"Four Vases" Oil, 12" x 9"

I'm primarily a pastelist, but I also enjoy exploring other media.  This piece is an oil on canvas mounted to a flat panel.  An imaginary still life of four vases done in a contemporary style.

This piece is available for purchase at my Etsy shop.  The panel is 1/8" thick and would need to be framed for wall display, otherwise I do include a small easel with this piece so it arrives ready for tabletop display.

Pink Flowers

"Pink Flowers" Pastel 4" x 8"

Small contemporary floral in pastel.

This piece is matted to fit a standard 11" x 14" frame.  Purchase it from my Etsy shop in time for holiday gift-giving!

Still Life with Lime

"Still Life With Lime" Pastel 6" x 6"

Small contemporary still life in pastel on wood panel.  I understand there's a lime shortage, so perhaps this is the likeliest way to get your hands on one...

Available for purchase via Daily Paintworks auction: click to bid.  Bidding starts at just $12, what a deal!  This piece is matted to fit a standard 11" x 14" frame; just pop it in and hang it up.

Daisies

"Daisies" Pastel 4" x 8"

A small, contemporary floral in pastel on primed foam core.  This piece was drawn from life, if you can believe that!  Yes, clearly I had my way with it...

The original is available for purchase via Daily Paintworks auction.  It is conveniently matted to 11" x 14", so all you need to do is pop it into a standard frame and it's ready to display!

Tulips and Tumbler

"Tulips and Tumbler" Pastel 4" x 6"

Small, contemporary still life in pastel, featuring a vase of flowers next to a tumbler.  The glassware, not the gynmast...

I've framed this piece in a find from the thrift store, and it is now up for auction at Daily Paintworks.

Still Life with Tulips (Orange and Blue)

"Still Life with Tulips (Orange and Blue)" Pastel 6" x 6"

This small, contemporary still life was created with soft pastel on Ampersand Aquabord, a panel made for working in watercolor.  (That is the brand name, hence the misspelling of "board.")  I thought the textured surface might work well for pastel, and I was not disappointed.  I do love working on my homemade surfaces, but sometimes it's nice to change things up...

A giclee reproduction print of this work is available at my Etsy shop, or click to bid on the original artwork up for auction.  The artwork is matted and ready to pop into a standard 11" x 14" frame.

White Flowers

"White Flowers" Pastel 4" x 6"

A small, contemporary floral/still life pastel on Sennelier LaCarte.

This piece was 100% completed in one day, from creation to framing; I felt so productive!  It might have something to do with the small size, but I'm sure Jedi Master Yoda would disagree...

You may purchase the original artwork, framed and ready to display via DPW auction for as little as $6!

Pale Flowers in Pot

"Pale Flowers in Pot" Pastel 4" x 6"

Small, contemporary still life in pastel.  This one come together very quickly; I did not have a specific subject or reference in mind, rather just some random scribbles of charcoal and my imagination.  I just love when a piece sort of draws/paints itself!

Purple Flowers

"Purple Flowers" Pastel 3" x 6"

A small, contemporary still life pastel on a home-prepared, textured surface.  I referenced the shape of the vase in the flowers themselves, giving a rhythm to the piece.  I love the complimentary combination of purples, greens, and yellows...

Still Life With Violets

"Still Life With Violets" Pastel 10" x 8"

The largest of the contemporary still life works I've created lately...I used a different approach here, first creating a sketch, then printing that sketch on drawing paper.  I then mounted the paper to a piece of acid-free foam core, and coated it with a layer of clear primer.  The primer is textured to give me tooth for the application of pastel, but I could still see my sketch beneath.

It was a nice way to work, although I'd say I do enjoy the spontaneity of sketching right on my drawing surface and taking it from there.  Still, I may play around more with this method.

This original, framed artwork can be yours for as little as $14!  Click to bid.

Red Flowers II

"Red Flowers II" Pastel 3" x 6"

Not to be confused with my first "Red Flowers" pastel...

This was one of those magical pieces that seems to create itself; everything came together so quickly and so well, gives this work a wonderful sense of freshness and spontaneity.

Surface is primed, acid-free foam core.

Flowers and Fruit

"Flowers and Fruit" Pastel 6" x 6"

Small, contemporary still life in pastel...can you tell I'm influenced by Cezanne?

Bottle, Fruit, and Flowers

"Bottle, Fruit, and Flowers" Pastel 5" x 3"

Contemporary still life in pastel, a study in complimentary blues and orange.  The round shapes of the fruit and flowers create a rhythm across the piece.

The surface is hand-prepared with a textured pastel ground applied to acid-free foam core.

This original artwork is up for auction on Daily Paintworks; it can be yours for as little as $12!  Prints are available at my Etsy shop.

Flowers and Lemons

"Flowers and Lemons" Pastel 5" x 3.5"

Small still life in pastel...I'm calling this style "contemporary."  It doesn't depict any real objects, more a sense of a familiar scene with a focus on simple forms, color, and texture.  My favorite happy accident in this piece: the way the two strokes of yellow on the bottle begin to suggest a label.

The original artwork, all framed and everything, can be yours for as little as $12!

Red Flowers

"Red Flowers" Pastel 3" x 6"

My current work is going in two main directions: non-objective/abstract work and still life subjects constructed from my imagination with a contemporary style.  This is one of the latter, of course.

After being tied to photographic reference for so long, it's very liberating to work more intuitively...its quite magical, really, creating scenes and objects from nothing.

This piece is available for purchase via auction at Daily Paintworks.  It is matted to fit a standard 8" x 10" frame.