Tag Archives: Hill

Golden Hillside, oil pastel

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Mary

After a weekend of working in the gardens and painting outdoor furniture I got a new perspective of a painting that I was struggling with last week and finished it this morning. Golden Hillside, an oil pastel (11×14) was painted on a gesso prepared … Continue reading →

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House on the Hill

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Mary

This house in France is a wonderful piece of property, surrounded by  gardens made up of mostly shrubs and trees.  I thought it would make for a great painting, so I used it as one of the reference images for … Continue reading →

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Up the Hill

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Mary

Sometimes a photograph is a perfect image for painting a series of scenes.  What I’ve posted here is the first (oil pastel, 14 x 11) for my “Up the Hill” painting series.  The second painting will be the same scene … Continue reading →

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