The Girl in the Red Coat - original oil pastel portrait painting

Finally back from vacation - hope everyone had a great New Year's - and ate their blackeyed peas!  At least, that's what we eat in the South on the first day of the year and I wouldn't dare do otherwise.  Who knows what could happen!  This painting is really a memory painting of a young woman leaving a café where I was in late December and she seemed in a reflective mood.  Maybe she was thinking of her resolutions for the new year.  Or maybe nothing that dramatic, but I did love the scene and couldn't wait to record it when I got back to my studio.  It's on dark green Pastelbord, 5 x 7".  Thanks for stopping by - Happy New Year!

Red Floor - original oil pastel figurative painting

One of my favorite haunts - cafes.   Much like bars, except people don't generally loosen up in restaurants the way they do when it's late and the booze is flowing.  Nevertheless, a great place to observe people.  
This painting was done on 7 x 5" Pastelbord with mostly Sennelier oil pastels.  I love using these juicy sticks against the gritty Pastelbord.  It really grabs oil pastel and holds it for several layers before the tooth is filled. 
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