Thunderbird

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This one reminds me of the Navajo jewelry featuring the Thunderbird.

 I used to sigh over the display at Jenny Lake Lodge in what is now Grand Teton Nat'l Park, 

and especially loved that design.

6 x 6 inch, inks, acrylic ground and soft pastel on Rives BFK, unframed

Which Way?

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Blue and green are, perhaps, my favorite colors (it sort of depends on the day

 of the week and the phase of the moon). This one was fun to do. 

I'm beginning to really love abstracts.

ink underpainting, pastel ground, soft pastel on Rives BFK, unframed

"Native Dancer"

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Soft pastel on 6 x 6 inch Rives BFK

This one was such a joy to paint for some reason -

maybe the colors, which I love.

It reminds me of the feathers and bells

fastened around the ankles of Native American dancers.

I thought the titles were going to be a big problem,

but in most cases they come to me out of the blue

as I finish a work.

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

"Celebrate"

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Day #7 of the 30/30 Challenge - ink, pastel ground, soft

pastel on 6 x 6 inch Rives BFK.

Love how the red under-painting adds texture. 

I'm really enjoying this exercise in abstraction,

though they don't always work out as 

well as this one.

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

"Flirting"

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Day #6 of the 30/30 Challenge - inks, pastel ground, 

soft pastel on 6 x 6 inch Rives BFK.

You'll notice I've skipped a couple of days - that's because I only feel 

I've been successful about 50% of the time.

The red flecks peek coyly out from the 

green - naming it was easy!

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

"Vroom!"

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Day #1 - 6 x 6 inch pastel on Rives BFK. 

I've decided to do abstracts for this challenge, a genre I have absolutely no 

experience with, so we'll see what happens. The diagonal lines 

show great energy and made me think of

 a motorcycle's roar.