Squeak 3

Here’s Squeak done in charcoal on gray paper with white and pink pastel.

Squeak 3, 8 x 5 Charcoal & Pastel

Squeak 1

This sweet girl was a commission.

Squeak 1, 8×10 Pastel

Maggie

Maggie, 8 x 10 Pastel (P)

This is a sweet, gentle lady.

Cider Mill Duck

Cider Mill Duck, 8 x 10 Pastel (O, P)

This is one of a small flock that had begun hanging around my relatives’ house, apparently free-ranging over from another house or farm.  They were very friendly and posed for many photos.

Nellie

Nellie, 8 x 10 Pastel (O, P)

As soon as I saw my relative’s dog, I wanted to paint her.  And when I saw her jump up on the colorful sofa for a break from the guests, I knew I had my composition.

Max

Max (8×10 Pastel) O, P

This is a beloved dopey dog Max.

I never realized he had so many colors in his grey fur until I saw the source photo this is based on, him in front of the terra-cotta tile.

Elliott & Lila

Elliott & Lila, 8 x 10 Pastel (O, P)

These are Elliott and Lila, goats who have found a new life at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY.  Both escaped the slaughter planned for them and have become inseparable.  I found them together, as advertised, when I visited.

Lupito 5

Lupito 5, 8 x 10 Pastel (O, P)

I love to paint this dog.

Una 2

Una 2, 8 x 10 Pastel (O, P)

I completed this pastel today.  Una is a friendly German Shepherd.

Goat 4

Goat 4, 6 x 6 Pastel (O, P)

And with three hours to spare I finished my second item due today at the Pittsford Art Group meeting, a 6 x 6 for a small competition.

I met this shy but curious goat at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY in 2010.