Regina Calton Burchett – Drawings & Pastels

Art Cards
I have several paintings I’m working on, but this week is mainly devoted to getting my art, cards, prints, display and prices together for the Travis Heights Art Trail. The forecast says rain, but I’m setting up my display frame and tent with the sides, so come visit, whatever the weather!! I will be [...]

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With the theme “Artful of Music”, the Creative Arts Society has a juried exhibition at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport from April 5 through July 6, 2011.
“Austin Shine”, an original pastel, 10″x20″ will be part of this show ~

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FRIENDS OF ORION

Ben Asterman is a young artist who has recently moved to the small coastal town of Rockport, Connecticut. Since he was a boy, his favorite diversion has also been his life’s secret ~ his ability to read minds.

After years spent in solitude, Ben is surprised to encounter Orion, a red-tailed hawk, and [...]

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In 1988, I started writing a book – it began as a pastime while living in Waller, Texas where we lived for two years and didn’t know anyone.  Over the years with family and friends reading and reviewing it, I finally finished the first draft in 2000.  After a few more revisions and the standard [...]

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Pastel, 13″ x 13″ — (Click for larger view)
I’ve started a new series. I’ve never really even done a “series”, but decided a while back that I wanted to try something new. So I’ve spent the last few weeks having a lot of fun and working on the first couple of pastel paintings. These are [...]

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The last couple of months have been spent enjoying the time I could spare creating art while wondering, yet again, why we do art – especially during slow economic times when not many people seem to be interested in buying what we spend so much time planning, drawing, painting, judging..
And the very complex, intricate, convoluted [...]

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Being a long-time computer user – I did key punch in the 70’s and bought my first computer in 1983  (Yes, a Commodore 64) – I am still a very unsophisticated rube incapable of being blasé about the Internet.
I think it is a fantastic and amazing library where I can instantly – and usually for [...]

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Yesterday, I had a perfect morning.  Sometimes we get just a few hours of what seems like perfection, and more often, just a moment.   I’m grateful for any, because they seem rare.  And to realize them, even more rare.

I was lucky enough to make one cup of very good coffee, and took it and [...]

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Finally found a little time to paint today.
Whew! Now I feel better.

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This was an experiment for me and a step away from my art comfort zone.  But I like it.

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