My latest painting, Dirty Sams In a New Face, was created with pastels. I began this painting with a group of other artists from the Colorado Coalition of Artists, during our Old Town Paint Out, in July 2006. Old Town is the heart of Fort Collins, and the buildings there have been lovingly restored in the last 25 years or so. However, I still remember a great 3.2 bar from my college days at Colorado State back in the early seventies. Sometimes, I'm not sure change is good. . .

I did very much enjoy working in pastel. I seem to love bright colors, and pastels give that easily... and they are easy to mix, right there on the paper after application. You can create a mess though with all that pastel dust, but that may be part of the fun?

This was one of the easiest paintings (and most fun) paintings I've ever done. Creating the piece was a lot of work, but enjoying old memories with new friends created a most enjoyable experience. Should I say it...?? It almost just painted itself!