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This piece was selected
for inclusion in the following juried show:
The Haggin Museum
1201 North Pershing
Avenue
Stockton, CA 95203
Pastels USA 2008
Pastel Society of the West Coast
22nd Annual
International Open Exhibition
ABOUT THIS PAINTING
This particular piece, inspired by a trip along the Oregon
coast, has something to say about life. It's about the
push and the pull, the art of balancing the calm and the
turbulence.
I used the differences and tension of nature as a theme
throughout this piece. If something curved one way, I
added something else that curved the opposite way. If a
blade of grass stood upright, I added a downturned,
reflective, piece. Where there was a hint of blue, I snuck
in a hint of orange (its
complimentary
color).
Some days I like heading out to the ocean, running as fast
as I can. Other days, I like just standing in the
foreground and feeling my toes melt in to the calmness of
the sea.
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