Arizona Pastel Artists Association Spring Juried Show

I just received notification that all three of my entries for the spring juried show in Sedona were accepted! I am tickled as Richard McKinley is our judge and I deeply respect his opinion. This was a hotly contested show as we had more entries than for any show in the past. I was just hoping to get one painting in.....so the notification was definitely a nice surprise! The three pieces juried in were "Pear Study", "Red Roses", and "The Line Up". The show will be judged for awards while Richard is here for our workshop at the end of the month....but we will not know the results until the actual show the last two weeks of April. Talk about building anticipation!!!

Radishes

"Radishes" is the latest artwork to leave the Budan easel. I planned to leave fruits and vegetables for awhile.....but I had this piece in my mind and decided to bring it to life before moving on! This is the first painting of vegetables that I included any of the grocery store labeling....but I thought it added a little interest to this composition. This is an 18 x 24 piece....and required the use of a lot of red pastel!! Good thing I had just gotten all my new Ludwig pastels won in the Pastel Society of New Mexico national show. Now I am headed back to my new series called "Fun and Games". "Marbles I" was the first in this new series....but there is more to come! Enjoy "Radishes"!