fresh off my dusty easel, pastels by christine dimauro: Summertime Treasure, Pastel, 14" x 16", painted on Wallis sanded paper

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Summertime Treasure, Pastel, 14" x 16", painted on Wallis sanded paper

This is a painting I did back in 2000, done on Wallis sanded paper. I have no idea who the child is, but I loved his pose, kids always have that cute little squat when they bend down. I added the starfish because I had no idea what he was looking at.

2 comments:

Wilfrido Limvalencia said...: What an adorable painting, Christine! I enjoy it very much.
Best regards,
Wilfrido; November 16, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Christine DiMauro said...: Thanks so much Wilfrido! I appreciate your stopping and commenting. So very nice...; November 16, 2011 at 4:15 AM

Recommended reading

I love books, especially art books. Here are a few of my favorites.

The Changing Seasons in Pastel or The Pastelist's Year, by Elizabeth Mowry (Her work is magical, her paintings just sing. I also love the way she writes, I own every book she's written.)

Landscape Meditations, by Elizabeth Mowry (You know why....)

The Poetic Landscape by, Elizabeth Mowry (If she had more books, I'd own them.)

Painting the Landscape in Pastel, by Albert Handel (It's Albert Handell, need I say more?)

Intuitive Light, by Albert Handell (Another Albert Handell, need I say more?)

Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting, by John F. Carlson (The workhorse of landscape books, not an easy read but full of useful information, always a go-to book when a question arises.)

Landscape Painting, Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice, by Mitchell Albala (some excellent information on landscape composition for any media.)

Pastel Pointers, by Richard McKinley (An all around great book for pastel landscapes.)

Powerful Watercolor Landscapes, by Catherine Gill (this one has excellent information on composition, great for all media not just watercolor.)

The Painterly Approach, by Bob Rohm (It's just that, a painterly approach, and can be easily applied to pastels.)

Your Artist's Brain, by Carl Purcell (This book is great for a beginner, it gives you basics not always touched upon even in advanced books. For advanced painters these reminders are great, we all get moments of brain fog. Much of what is in this book I learned the hard way, I wish I had known about it at the very beginning of my art journey.)