New Paper New

Alders on Winter Ground

12" x 9.5"

Pastel on PastelMat

Casey Klahn

Not new to you or anybody else, but somehow this piece of PastelMat found its way into my hands, and I made this new alders image on it.  I like.

PS: Thanks Kathleen Secrest for for the piece of PastelMat!

PastelMat.

Barbara Jaenicke Teaches Three Snow Scenes

Heading Somewhere Warm

8" x 10" 

Pastel

Barbara Jaenicke

Barbara Jaenicke, of Roswell, Georgia, blogs here.  I have become a fan of her teaching style, and want to share the following three posts from her blog with you. They unpack the mysteries of pastelling snow scenes, and she is careful to advise you to do some plein airing in order to keep it real if you also wish to use reference photos.  Good advice, and wonderful pastels, Barbara!

The Many Colors of Snow, Part 1.
The Many Colors of Snow, Part 2.
The Many Colors of Snow, Part 3.

Highland Interpretations

These are two images I have done from the same place as the Facebook Challenge photo that I posted this week.  

 Up Country Pines

11" x 17.9"

Pastel

Casey Klahn

Shoulder at Twilight

5" x 9"

Pastel

Casey Klahn

Swale Corner

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Swale Corner
@10" x 8"
Pastel
Casey Klahn

New Winter Sunset

New Winter Sunset

@5" x 5.5"

Pastel

Casey Klahn

iPhone informal record

Artists in Pastel

Thanks to Niall O'Neill, who blogs at Artists in Pastel, for his review of my website and blogs.  If you want to be inspired by the diverse pastellists who post their art online on the World Wide Web, I recommend you follow O'Neill's blog, where he looks at each artist one at a time.  

I have re-tooled my studio for a serious season of drawing.  Right before the new year, I spent most of a studio day just sharpening charcoal and organizing supplies. Below is a landscape done this week.

  Autumn Slope Drawing

12" x 13.5" 

Charcoal, Chalk & Pastel

Casey Klahn

Casey Klahn at Artists in Pastel.

Fall Foliage Better Late Than Never

Autumn Slope 

@ 10" x 9" 

Pastel on Black Canson

Casey Klahn 

iPh photo

It is an unusual thing for me to work on black and also on Canson.  I had a very talented friend explain to me her method of getting good results on Canson, and with some extra effort I resolved this one to my liking.  It is a scene from my studio north window from about 2 months ago.

By the way, if you saw this video of Sheila M. Evans working in pastel, and you enjoy her work, you have an opportunity to vote for her in the Best of 2012 contest at Making a Mark.  Polls close about 2.5 hours from now!