Regina Calton Burchett – Drawings & Pastels

Close to complete on this one… from a pastel started on a ranch near Johnson City, Texas. After I subdued some of the highlights on the tree, I’ve decided I am finished with this. Makes me want to lay in the warm grass and take a nap…

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I may have to take another photo, as I think this one is a bit lighter than the final piece. I like it, though. And am ready to work on something else.   – – – – This second one is closer to the final – for some reason, [...]

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These are other fog photos I’ve taken over the years ~ it might be a good challenge to try more of these…

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After going to the Austin Pastel Society’s Christmas party – which was really fun – I asked for feedback from Johanne Morin, Susan Carlin and Jo Castillo on my fog painting, and received some great suggestions, which I’m working on now when I have time.
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the meantime, here is the original photo, which is more [...]

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“Morning Fog”   (semi) Final 11/29/07
Pastel, 14″ x 11″
In Progress, 11/24/07
In 1988, we lived in Waller and I worked in Sealy, Texas, about 45 miles away. Each day brought a different arrangement of God’s beauty as I drove across the [...]

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“Cypress Sentinel”
Pastel, 7″ x 10″ image size
Finished 11/14/07
I’m breaking my rule of not painting dead things because this stump still seems to have life in it, or at least memory of its’ purpose. This is one of the areas where we painted during our week-long Bob Rohm workshop near Marble Falls.
I had serious concerns about [...]

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