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Magic Hour – charcoal drawing
“The sounds of sea breezes, waves coming ashore and seagulls squawking overhead slowly fade away; I look to the horizon and wait for the brilliance of a setting sun. There is magic in this hour ~ “ by Mary Magic … Continue reading
Sunset at Scarborough, oil pastel
“It’s a moment that I’m after, a fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment.” – Andrew Wyeth During our recent trip back East we arrived at Scarborough beach in Maine just as the sun was quickly setting. We hadn’t much … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged art, fine art, ocean, oil pastels, painting, sunset, water, waves
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Serengeti Sunset, charcoal drawing
My latest drawing was chosen to continue working lights and darks using purely charcoal. This African scene was perfect for the challenge . . . with the sun setting over the trees, the hot bush giving way to a background … Continue reading
Winter Sunset, oil pastel
Today I tried my hand turning a summer scene into a winter sunset. Winter Sunset, an oil pastel (5×7) was painted on cream tinted Mi-Teintes pastel paper. This was a fun little exercise, but was a bit of a mind … Continue reading
Golden Hillside, oil pastel
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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Tagged Hill, oil pasel, painting, sunset, tree
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Lake Hartwell, GA, oil pastel
This weeks’ word challenge (3) were: orange, sunset and serene. Well oh well, I figured it was a perfect time to paint a sunset. And I knew exactly which scene would fit the bill. No underpainting was used with this oil pastel (8×10) – … Continue reading
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Tagged blue, oil pastels, orange, serene, sunset
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Dream, Oil Pastel Painting
A little something I’ve been working on this week. It actually started out as a lily pond, and once the acrylic underpainting was done – well that put an end to that idea lol! I came across a sunset that … Continue reading
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Tagged hills, lake, landscape, oil pastels, sunset
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Sunrise, Quiet Essence
It’s been busy in my studio lately and that’s a good thing! I’ve been working on a sunrise that was loosely based on a photograph taken in South Africa by Henry Harold Blignaut of pmp). It was one of those … Continue reading
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Tagged oil pastels, paint, sunrise, sunset
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Sunset, Golden Glow
Have you ever seen the sun setting over land casting a golden glow? To me, views like that are incredibly gorgeous and wakes up my senses. Recently I came across an image of the sun setting over a field in … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, landscape, oil pastels, sunset
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Sunset Bursting Rays
To me, there is nothing like letting a brilliant sunset warm the senses as it bursts with its gorgeous colors only nature can create. I love the explosion of colors that the sun illuminates the sky with as it sets … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, oil pastels, painting, pastel, rays, sunset, sunset colors, underpainting
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Oil Pastels by Mary 