New Pastel by Dave Francis, PSA

 

 

"In The Stacks"

This is a new pastel that I have been working on (and off) for about the month and a half. Other projects kept interrupting this on. It is based on the same bookstore in Cooperstown, NY that I visited last year. I like the feel of being on the floor looking through the stacks of books that couldn't find a space on the overcrowded shelves.



 

 

One A Week #4

 

The Shy Giraffe

Again, this is a small study done for a much larger painting. You can see hints of the other animals involved if you look closely.

Enjoy!

 

Next week: "Panda Twins"



 

 

One A Week #3

 

Here is the third painting in my one a week series.

It is called "Tah-Dah"

and is of one of my favorite plastic animals.

 

It was done during the week of April 7 - 13

Hope you enjoy



 

 

I forgot to mention that the "One A Week" pastel I posted yesterday was done during the week of March 24 - 30

 

 

Here is the pastel from week number two, it's called "Lion Up!"

 

Enjoy!



 

BIG NEWS FROM THE

Northeast National Pastel Exhibition

At View Arts, Old Forge, NY

 

 

 

My pastel, "Out of the Bag" was selected for an award at this year's national exhibition.

Really thrilled, also my good friend Corey Pitkin won the Outstanding Portrait Award at the same show.



 

 

Once again, it's been a while since I've blogged anything, but I have been busy!

 

I am starting a program to improve how I work, it's an idea that I adapted from the painting a day productivity program. Only I am setting out to do a small, 5 x 7, pastel each week from now through the end of the year. Below is the first of these little guys, I call it "Tiger, Tiger".

 

It's from my set of plastic toys.

 

The idea, for me, with these paintings is an attempt to work quickly and a little more loosely.

 I will post each week's pastel here and on my website: www.defrancispastels.com

 

I hope you enjoy the series.