It's almost May and I am finishing last fall's paintings!

'Shaft of Light' pastel, 16 x 12, © Mary J. McHugh 2009



'Drummond Cabins' pastel, 18 x 12, © Mary J. McHugh 2010

Just spent some time finishing up the Drummond Cabins painting. It is sort of weird but I like it. I am not sure it is finished but it is close.
I also have declared the Shaft of Light painting finished. It is the one above with the great light. Hope you like them!

It's 9:07 P.M.

'The World as One' pastel, 16 x 12, © Mary J. McHugh 2009

It has been a long day and I haven't been making time for art. The great thing about pastels is you can work for very short periods of time and they all add up to make a great paintings. So downstairs I go to work for 15 minutes, which may turn into 30, you never know.
Here is another picture of a recent painting. It is called "The World as One" and has all the fall colors I love. blues, purples, oranges, greens, etc.

Getting ready for the June show

'Firefly on Boxing Day' pastel, 7 x 7, © Mary J. McHugh 2010


Welcome to my new blog, which will post my favorite passion of pastel painting.

Here is my most recent completed painting, "Firefly on Boxing Day" commissioned by L.J. for a birthday surprise for her husband.

I realized that I have limited time to finish my pieces started last fall and summer plus one from this spring and a few more that are in my brain ready to come out. So I set a goal of a minimum of 30 minutes a day until I have my surgery in May. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday all were successful. Tonight I just couldn't do it. Too tired. I will take some pictures of the pieces downstairs when it is light enough. Right now it is too dark.