Driving to work one day I was stopped at a light and saw the most beautiful clouds. I grabbed my camera and took a photo before the light changed. Clouds Over Garwood, NJ The photo inspired me to try some small cloud studies in pastel. They are in a little 5"x7" spiral sketch book I bought at A Paper Hat in Maplewood, my favorite art supply store, just two blocks away from my house. I've begun combining my cloud studies with landscapes from my travels. These are my first atte

In September of 2017 I visited some cities in Portugal and Spain. Like most people, I take photos of the big sites. But I also took a few photos while we were driving through the countryside. I recently went back to look through them and chose two to use as inspirations for some small pastel studies (6" x 4 3/4"). Both of these drawings are views along the rio Guadalquivir. It is the only navigable river in Spain and reaches from the Gulf of Cadiz to Seville. Next I might try