Regina Calton Burchett – Drawings & Pastels

I like working on these 5×7 landscapes, but need to improve on…  so many things.  Not over-working a piece, brush type strokes rather than drawing, maintaining my way of painting without copying the current movement toward complete minimalism, while still studying to be a better artist….  practice, practice.

LittleLandscape2     5×7    Pastel

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This was an experiment for me and a step away from my art comfort zone.  But I like it.

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One artist who regularly posts some excellent and helpful pieces is Rose Welty.  She had a great article on doing art every day, even if for just ten minutes.  (Read post here) One of the things I like about that idea is that it reminds us, every day, that whatever else we may be [...]

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I started this tonight about 10:30 after a very frustrating day / week… it’s from a photo my friend Diana shared with me. She is doing a painting from it also. Because of a frame I already had, I decided to stretch the image somewhat, and work from that. This is [...]

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Pastels.  Wonderful.  Soft.  Vibrant.  Subtle.  Amazing to touch.  Exciting to paint with.  Forgiving of my experiments and mistakes.

I first discovered pastels (and sanded paper!) about ten years ago and have been thrilled to work with them since that time. Prior to that, I worked with acrylics, oils, watercolors, pen and ink, pencils, gouache, scratchboard, airbrushing, and just [...]

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