Vermont Autumn Maple - #72711

12 x 12 inches Pastel on canvas

I did this on a farm in Barre a few years ago, but added some color to this this week for the Vermont Pastel Society show at the Bridges Resort, in Warren during August Vermont Festival of the Arts.

Fall Day

12" x 16" Pastel on spectrum paper

This was my block in start

Betsy added the next layer


then Barbara


then one I forgot
(she did a blueberry picture)

then Carrie


then Martha

except one or two states are missing, because the last one is mine before I totally completed it as it appears at top.




This was done at a paint out with NH and VT
Pastel Society members. Six artists set up
starting with their picture first, and switched
off after the 15 minutes of blocking it in.
We rotated around to next spending 10
minutes at each picture until putting
the final touches on our own.
So five other artists added to this!
(Martha, Carrie, Betsy, Barbara Danser plus
one other drew. And onlookers were
Jayne Shoup, Kappy Fisher in her home, Ann Wickham and Debra Kraemer)
Since it was raining we used photographs
brought for the occasion.

I'll try to post
the others when I receive them and include
the evolution and stages it went through.
It was really fun watching these pastels evolve.