"Ripples in the Sky" pastel painting

Well, I didn't do any of my shopping, errands or chores today ... but I did finish this painting.  So that's an accomplishment.  Someday I may do more of my koi paintings, but for  now, I must start practising the techniques, surfaces and subject matter that we will be doing at Richard McKinley's workshop next month.  He uses white Kitty Wallis sanded paper and does a watercolor underpainting.  So, that is what I will be doing for a while.

"Koi Ripples" a pastel painting

It's done!  Yay!

More work on the Koi Fish

This is a really fun piece.  I can use colors that sit unused in my pastel box, and it is perfectly suitable for Koi Fish.  Also, the ripples distort the fish and make interesting abstract shapes. 

Koi Fish in progress

I have been out and about doing other things, so when I'm home I started a studio painting.  I have had the photo for years and have been wanting to do this so long!  I am using pastel on La Carte (Salmon colored).  I am not a professional photographer, but there was enough detail in the ripples and bubbles for me to study and try to reproduce here.  This will be a fun learning painting!  I bet my friend Liz would like to turn this into a needlepoint!