Deborah Howland-Murray Self-Images
PORTRAITS OF 2-LEGGEDS and 4-LEGGEDS
BOUT PASTEL
Essentially dry paint, pastel can be vibrant and bold, or soft and diffused. I like to let the strokes speak for themselves. I work on sanded paper that grabs a lot of the medium, and rarely smudge the pastels. Instead, I layer color over color, creating the illusion of blended color and tremendous depth.
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![]() Widow SelfieMedal of Honor, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 2020 Pastel on sanded paper | ![]() When We Still Had HopePastel on sanded paper |
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![]() Expecting Silas | ![]() Say 'Cheese'Pastel on sanded paper, Kuilapalayam, India |
![]() PalomaPastel on sanded paper | ![]() AnastasiaPastel on sanded paper |
![]() Molly's WorldPastel on fine sanded paper | ![]() The Flower GirlPastel on sanded paper |
![]() ZariaPastel on sanded paper | ![]() VirginiaPastel on sanded board |
![]() BuvaneshwariPastel on sanded paper, Kuilapalayam, India | ![]() Watching Her WedPastel on sanded paper |
![]() RevathyPastel on sanded paper | ![]() The Brick MakerPastel on sanded paper |
![]() Beggar at the TemplePastel on sanded paper, Kuilapalayam, India | ![]() Foggy and CaroleighPastel on sanded paper |
![]() Fran and TinmanPastel on sanded paper | ![]() Zulu InteragroPastel on sanded paper |
![]() Astyages InteragroPastel on sanded paper |