Regina Calton Burchett – Drawings & Pastels

Art for the sake of creating – pastel paintings, drawings, photos and writing

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Entries from October 2008

Three Pears – Virtual Sketch October – Pastel

October 25th, 2008 · 26 Comments

this is my piece for the October Virtual Sketch – once again I kind of ran out of time, so feel like I rushed it. Vowing to commit more time at an earlier time next time …

Soft Pastel done on super fine sand paper, measures 8″ x 5″

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Break in the Storm Clouds – Finished!

October 23rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

I’ve enjoyed this a lot, taking my time and not rushing it.

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Tags: Art · Nature · sky paintings

step by step, inch by inch: Break in the Storm Clouds

October 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments

as of 7pm, during three separate breaks from  work and trotting out to my studio, checking my progress on this piece over my shoulder in a mirror, slowly liking the bottom section more. Not quite there.  Ready for any suggestions.

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Break in the Clouds – a little progress

October 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I stole half an hour today (my busiest day of the month!) to work on the sky a little – but I hope to have this done in a few days.

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A Break in the Clouds – a beginning

October 5th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I did an experiment today – starting a new piece and as I progressed, taking photos every time I thought of it. I wanted to see for myself how I work on a pastel – to see if there was a method or logic or style. Generally, I think of my work pattern as scattered [...]

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