The Pastel Extravaganza is a unique show in that it involves 4 different galleries in wonderful downtown Loveland, Colorado. It is put on by the Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies running from June 13 thru July 10, 2008. The Juror of Awards is Margaret Dyer, Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America. I will have 2 works in the show, although I don't know which gallery they will be in yet. The reception is Friday, June 13 and I am tentatively planning on being there. Just wondering if I will see any fellow artist bloggers there?

I love all the different colors of horses and love exploring how each color absorbs and reflects the light. Bays are one of my favorites because their coats contain deep cool blue-blacks as well as underlying warm earthtones of ochres and siennas. The best part is adding the reflections with notes of blues, lavenders and a pinch of pink!

I 've always been a cloud watcher, (I wonder if most artists are?) and in this vast landscape of eastern Montana we have the opportunity to watch a lot of clouds. I also love watching horses so here I have combined two favorite subjects, a big sky above the rolling prairie and a horse, of course. It's a small painting but you still get the effect of the immense sky.  

Watching horses graze or watching clouds float by, both seem to have a calming effect on a person. What do you think?