Pastel drawings

The following pastel drawings on canvas represent a human figure facing various realities and possibilities. I made several other drawings that I will post soon.

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Pastel  24 x 48 in

Pastel  24 x 30in

Exploring the use of my primitive language in a fun whimsical way...

Relationships Series:

In the following work, I was interested in incorporating my favorite magazine into my artwork. I am fascinated by the power of words in prints and in the verbal expressions within relationships. On a technical aspect, I like the texture it gives on the canvas. I used the spaces of the grid to show different kinds of relationships between various entities.
The circles are cut outs of acrylic paint, like in several of my works (see Blooming, Chapi-Chapo, etc.) and the black lines are rope. It gives a 3D effect to the painting.

Relationships I 

Acrylic, paper, rope  30 x 40in

Relationships II

Acrylic, paper, rope  30 x 40in

Relationships - Square

Acrylic, paper, rope  12x12in

Relationships - Square

Acrylic, paper, rope  12x12in

Relationships - Square

Acrylic, paper, rope  12x12in

my latest blocks

I discovered the pleasures of working acrylic paint with a knife. I can pretend to be a sculptor working on clay, or a chef mastering a creamy ganache ! I can create lots of texture with the paint itself, make raw edges or smooth the surface as if it were butter!

Click on each painting below and zoom to see the interesting effects.

Blocks VII - Happy Place

Acrylic, paper, pastel 30 in x 40 in

Blocks VIII 

Acrylic, paper, pastel  30 x 40in

Blocks VI - Almost Home

Acrylic, paper, pastel 30 in x 40 in

Blocks V - Overflowing

Acrylic, paper, pastel 24 in x 30 in

Blocks IV White and Red

Paper, acrylic, pastels 20 x 39 in

Primitive III

Paper, acrylic, pastels 20 x 39 in

Red Forest

Paper and acrylic 48 x 23 in

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Blocks series

My squares and rectangles are taking first place in my Block series. They came out of the background. I like how they seem to float on the canvas, slowly moving towards or away from each other, using the space as their playground.

Blocks I

paper, acrylic, and wax pastels 24 x 30 in

Blocks II

Paper, acrylic, and wax pastels 20 x 24 in

Blocks III

Paper, acrylic, and wax pastels 22 x 28 in

Paper series

Colors, textures, shades of light in our environment create sensory experiences that inspire me. I like to work with paper, acrylic paint, and oil pastels to represent my emotions with vibrant colors and surprising textures.

Blooming

Paper and acrylic on canvas 24 x 48 in

Orange and bronze

Paper and acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 in

Safe

Paper and acrylic on canvas 12 x 12 in

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Chapi-Chapo

Paper and acrylic on canvas 12 x 12 in

Reds

Paper and acrylic on canvas 12 x 12 in

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Yellow bird

Paper and acrylic on canvas 12 x 12 in

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Temptation in snow

Paper, oil pastel, and acrylic on canvas 12 x 12 in

Inspiration can take funny twists: I created my first black and white painting, after being intensely moved by vibrant fall colors in tree leaves one day. The reds, the oranges, the yellows, the browns, and the greens were exceptionally intense one morning and I felt compelled to paint... the result was a colorful black and white painting!

One never knows where inspiration may lead!

Green and fire

Paper and acrylic 24 x 30 in

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Orange

Paper and acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 in

Koy in pond

Paper and acrylic on canvas 12 x 24 in

Daring

Paper and acrylic on canvas 24 x 30 in

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Tree with late snow

Paper and acrylic on canvas 16 x 12 in

Tree with sunbeams

Paper and acrylic on canvas 16 x 12 in

Fall

Paper on Acrylic on canvas 20 x 24 in

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Kona ombre

Paper and acrylic on canvas 30 x 15 in

Indifference

Paper and acrylic on canvas 20 x 8 in

Bleu nuit

Paper and acrylic 24 x 18 in

Kona lava and sun

Paper and acrylic 30 x 15 in

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