The November Prompt is meant to CELEBRATE the hard work we have done all year with images from our Member Show.
"Vernazza Harbor Boats" by Kim Touysinhthiphonexay
10x14 inches Watercolor
Boats and reflections in Vernazza Harbor, Cinque Terre, Italy. Reference photo from Jim Pedersen. I painted the boats, buoys and detailed reflections first, covered everything with
masking tape, then added layers of color in flowing strokes to capture the translucent water and waves.
"High Plains Cactus" by Kim Touysinhthiphonexay
8x6 inches soft pastel
This painting is based on a photo I took on a ranch in SE Colorado. The hardest part was getting pastel pencils and the courage to put in the spines and
shadows!
"Midnight Flight" by Gail Smith
11x8" Encaustic (a Wax Painting)
I have no idea where a painting is going. I just put my first application of wax on the paper and then go from there.
"Moose Wanderings" by Patty Jones
20 x 16 Watercolor
"Rocky Overlook" by Kim Touysinhthiphonexay
9x12 inches Soft Pastel
Warm sun and cool shadows on the rocks, with an inviting view to the distant hills beyond. Based on photo from Irvine Ranch CA. This was my first piece done after a two-year hiatus
from pastels. I broke my painting elbow one day after starting this piece, so most of it was done with my arm in a rigid splint. Fortunately my painting hand still
worked!
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