Regina Calton Burchett – Drawings & Pastels

I think I’ve become addicted to taking photos.  I tell myself it’s because I hope to paint these someday soon, but I think I’m already set for life as far as subject matter goes.  Inks Lake, from what I read, is the second busiest state park in Texas and it’s beautiful.

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I wanted to do a small drawing that looked old, like the subject used to be… this is an anniversary gift, drawn from a photo, of a one room schoolhouse that was on my husband’s family land in Kentucky.  He knew the building growing up – it’s gone now, but has special memories for him [...]

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Sometimes I update my “Colors” page, where I combine two things I love – color from a part of a painting (or a photo) of mine with a poem or just a few lines that seem to be illustrated by that color.
Here is my writing from today, which is a reminder to practice having a [...]

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I find that I underestimated the convolutions and intricacy of this hibiscus – beautiful flowers and definitely not easy to draw! I’ll post again when I finish the drawing.

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One of the many beautiful hibiscus I’ve had over the last month or two, and very much appreciated.
As a project for drawing a flower, here is:
1) the original photo of a hibiscus that I took (reduced here, but you can right-click to download the full extra-large photo if you like – about 280KB)
2) a grey-scale [...]

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I went to a very fun class today with my friend Pat, who is a neighbor and artist also.  The class was held in the back room of one of my favorite restaurants, and taught by D.K. Richardson, an excellent pastel artist and portrait artist.  One of the things she had us do [...]

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An hour here, an hour there…..
This time of year, my work keeps me tied to the computer about twelve hours a day. But once every few days, I just chuck it all and go to my studio for an hour or so. It helps my brain and my frame of mind too.

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Sherbet Sky, Pastel, 11×14

BR>I truly do have a short attention span, and that’s one of the reasons I love pastels. I can paint a bit, dance a bit, go check email, and paint some more. No clean-up except my grubby fingers.
So here is one I finished tonight (I think), two that I’m in [...]

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Due to reasons beyond my understanding, I had to move my Wordpress blog to a new website name (from the old name of http://blog.fallshadows.com), so please re-subscribe to the new address of http://www.fallshadows.com/blog

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This is supposed to be a blog about art (and writing) and art in progress, so I’m posting a small part of a large painting I started a little over a week ago. I’ve never painted a pastel this large – 24″x36″, so am working hard on not being overwhelmed.   I’m focusing on [...]

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