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 |  Mad Professor DavePastel on sanded paper |
 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 |