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NEW PAINTINGS

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Barred in Winter. If I ever had to choose only one medium to work in I think it would be pastel (at least for now). I am having so much fun creating these wildlife pastel paintings. I hear Barred Owls alot and see them occassionally. I took this reference photo a few summers ago, but changed the background to a winter scene. 

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 On Guard. I see many hawks and owls in my yard. If I hear the blue jays screaming, I grab my   camera and run outside for a photo shoot as they are usually screaming for a reason. I was   walking   Sketch and this red-tailed hawk was not happy to see us. I snapped a couple of photos,   and we left   he/she alone. Happily I was able to get good enough photos to do this pastel. 

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 Magical Encounters. More and more often deer are passing through my yard. I love to see   them,  but I   am sad that they are losing habitat which is what brings them into the neighborhood.   Sketch and I were  wandering into our woods last December when I heard a noise. I looked up   and saw this beautiful deer   looking at us. I think it was the same doe and twins I saw last   October as I could see at least one other   deer hiding near her. I grabbed my camera and got   some wonderful reference photos. This 8x10"   pastel is called "Beauty"

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 Three Graces. Last October these three deer spent some time in the yard eating acorns. I   think it might have been a doe and two grown twins. It was dusk so the lighting wasn't great,   and I was photographing through the porch windows so as not to spook them. They were also   the dog fence my reference photos were not very good. It was a challenge to do this painting,   but it was worth it. I lovely reminder of this visit. 

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Remy, I love doing pet portraits using pastel pencils on pastel mat paper - a match made in heaven. I've been painting wildlife and birds using this medium also. I love the detail I can get with pastel pencils, ans pan pastels make a soft and beautiful backbground. 

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