Pastel Painting Classes

I probably should have put this in here a long time ago, but better late than never.  I am teaching a class in pastel painting starting this Monday, September 22 at Irondequoit Community Education.  I will cover all things to do with pastel. We will meet for 5 weeks.  If you are interested, please click on the link below or contact me at cmsavage31@gmail.com.  Hope to see you there! www.westirondequoit.org/community-education.htm

Summer Vacation Paintings: Up-Close and Personal

Thought you might like to see the paintings I did over the summer individually.  Click on the images to see them even larger.

"Spring Creek" pastel, 9x12

"Chasing the Clouds Away" pastel, 8x10

"Marsh View" pastel, 5x7

"Marsh Memories" pastel, 5x7

 "Pond Study" pastel, 4x6

"Changes" pastel, 8x10

"Cool Day at the Beach" pastel, 8x10 SOLD

"Beach Walkers" pastel 4x6 SOLD

"It's Cool In The Shade" pastel , 5x7

"Irondequoit Creek in Summer" pastel, 8x10

What I Did On My Summer Vacation 2014

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

This summer was really wonderful for me as an artist.  It was beautifully cool for the most-part, but pretty rainy.  Despite working at summer school, I still got out to paint as often as possible and was motivated to do some studio work when I couldn't work outside.

As a result, I managed to get a lot of work done, and even framed!  This is a photo of  the cumulative work from over the summer. I am very pleased by the volume and quality of the work. I am also a bit down in the dumps because I am back at school and my time and energy will be devoted to that.  I wish I could keep the momentum up, but realize that won't be possible to do both.

I will keep plugging away at it though, and will paint as often as my time and energy will allow, even if summer vacation is over.