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Greek village, intentionally done in extreme bokeh technique which is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image. I decided to try the entire image as an impression of color and shape. Pastel on Velour paper.
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Greek Cafe. Pastel on Pastelmat paper
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Tree with vine. backyard reference. Pastel on Pastel mat paper, 2019
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Portrait of a tree. Pastel, 2019
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"Bella" Pastel portrait, 2018
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Portrait of "Rocky". Pastel, 2019, Pastel Mat paper
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Portrait of "Goldie" also known as GoGo. Early pastel drawing with NuPastel by Prismacolor, which is a very hard, compressed stick. I have later graduated into softer pastels.
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Gaston, French Mastiff, 2001, NuPastel One of my very first dog portraits