A couple more Oil Pastels

I'm still working with Oil Pastels. The first painting 11 by 14 inches of one of the fountains in Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH. The second painting is of a sojourn in Bancock, Thailand, also 11 by 14 inches Oil Pastel.

Aviation Photos

I've been putting some of my old aviation slides into my computer and I thought I would share a few.

The T34, the first aircraft I ever flew.

T33 my last training aircraft

T33 close formation

Flying the KC135, jet tanker with a F102 on my wing between refuelings.

The Red Apple

I've been working more with oil pastels. The results are like an oil painting but in stick form. I'm coming to like them the more I use them.

I love pastels but I've been trying to avoid the dust that necessairly gets spread around the studio.

This painting is on archival canvas panel, with black gesso infused with marble dust. Marble dust provides a good tooth for the pastels and is a little easier on the fingers when blending than pumice in the gesso.