art: oil pastels for breakwater inn

I had the great honor of being asked to create art to spice up the white bare walls of the Breakwater Inn restaurant last weekend, so I spent this last week creating a series of oil pastel drawings. I took the opportunity to practice large (18"x24" - large for me!) compositions. I intend to keep up the practice of drawing large with the intention of painting large. Here is some of what I created this week:

education: penland

A few weeks ago I got a letter stating I have been awarded a full work study scholarship to attend a figurative sculpture workshop at Penland this August. I am so thrilled! I will be studying with Seattle artist Tip Toland. I have been practicing bringing some of my 2-D work to the third dimension - first with some miniature sculpey creations and now (with the help of our fabulous Joyce Payne) paper clay.

Sculpture by Tip Toland

Sculpey Figures

Unfinished first clay sculpture