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I'm Watching You!

This is the pastel that took me years to complete. I finally saw the lights and the darks! It was such fun to be "in the flow." It can be addictive.

The Ann Arbor Area Pastelists hung their exhibit last Thursday. It is at the Mallett Creek Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I'll post the closing date on the next post.

I have 2 pastels in it. Elsie's beloved cats. We have always had dogs, so animals hold a special place in my heart. All they want is love and food.

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PALS

When we were in Africa several years ago, I fell in love with these guys. I just had to paint them! This is an oil painting.

It was the first time I had ever attempted to paint zebras. The stripes were a challenge. I put aside any more zebra painting for a while.

I then decided to do a painting with pastels. I started the painting a number of times, but couldn't get past the stripes. My instructor, Professor Lockard said, "Treat it like a horse. Find the lights and the darks." I kept looking for the lights and the darks and all I saw was stripes! I finally finished it! I'll put it on the next post.

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I just visited an interesting blog-From Farwell to Korea. Josh is fascinated with the people and their culture. Since we are world traveler's, other places fascinate me.

Will we get to Korea? Probably not. We're going to Tanzania in November. And then there's India, Vietnam, etc,etc.

My art studio is cleaned up and waiting for my next project.

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TOP OF THE WORLD. Acrylic by Jan Wiedmayer.

We had a wonderful trip to Peru this past Jan/Feb. My husband, Dick, climbed to the top of Hwayna Picchu. He was so proud of his accomplishment, I had to paint his success.

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While you are out enjoying this fine fall weather, stop in at The Side Door Gallery in Dexter, Michigan. The Ann Arbor Pastelists Association is exhibiting new works in miniature. The exhibit will be up through September 20, 09. It is located at 8083 Main Street. M-F 10-6 and S 10-4.