Thoughts on Painting

It's my last day on "the island" and I now that I have high speed internet working (yay!) I can post some of my works from this trip. This is a new medium for me. I bought an assortment of pastel pencils and panels to bring on vaca. They are easy to transport and don't need a lot of other things (like gamsol, brushes, etc.) to go along with them. I also bought these sand-papery panels. What a great discovery! I am so happy with the product, and the results. I will plan on traveling this way in the future and doing studies and some finished pieces on vacation, then using the studies back at home in the studio. 

This piece is a tiny little 7 x 5 inch pastel and is for sale on my website. I will be posting more tropical prints later in the month. Have a wonderful weekend! As relaxing as vacation's been I am happy to be back blogging and painting again.