5 x5 inch soft pastel "Red Squirrell"

This little painting is done on black suedeboard. I did this one on a rainy day during our holiday a couple of weeks ago.

8 x 10 inch soft pastel "Red Horse"

No sleep for the wicked! Just finished one and did another right away! Love this color suedeboard for doing horses. Again this one is in soft pastel. One of these days I am going to try a animal painting in watercolor. I just have to get motivated to drag out all those supplies!

8 x 10 inch soft pastel "Sleepy Puppy"

I just got back from my holidays in southern Alberta and the sunshine coast of British Columbia. I had a wonderful time but was itching to paint something! I found this photo of a little puppy that I thought was adorable, so i gave it a try. It is done on suedeboard in soft pastel.

8 x 10 soft pastel "Grizzley"

I tried a new paper for me today called colorfix by Art Spectrum. Not sure I like it as well as my suedeboard for animals, but I think it will work well for landscapes.

8 x 10 inch pastel "Macro of an Iris"

This painting took a little longer than usual for me. It was harder that I thought it would be. It is done on velour paper in soft pastel from a photo I took in my backyard. The irises are really beautiful this year and this one especially was a beauty.

8 x 10 soft pastel "The Belgian"

I wanted to do another horse portrait since I so enjoyed the last one I did. I really love how his mane looks, all those curls. It is done on chocolate suedeboard in soft pastels.

5 x 9 soft pastel "Night Stalker"

This painting is done on black suedeboard in soft pastel. I wanted to do another tiger painting to go with the "swimming tiger" I did the other day. I liked the long narrow format although it wasn't the smartest move as far as framing goes. Now I have to have one custom made! This painting is for sale by contacting me at lyurge@telus.net.

5 x 7 soft pastel "Gorrilla"

I did this painting very quickly, about 1 hour. It is done on black suedeboard. I wouldn't want to meet this guy in a dark alley!

8 x 10 soft pastel "Narrows Inlet"

I did this painting today for a change from my animal paintings and to excite me about my vacation in a week. It is done from a photo I took while at Narrows Inlet, B.C. a couple of years ago. I love this place, and we are going back for some vacation time in another week. I can't wait! This painting is done on Murano pastel paper in soft pastel and is for sale by contacting me at lyurge@telus.net.

7 x 14 soft pastel "Swimming Tiger"

This painting is done on black suedeboard. I really like to work on the black, especially when there is a lot of black in the picture. This is the first of 2 that I plan on doing of tigers. The next will be of a straight on shot of a tiger walking towards you. I will probably start this one tomorrow, so stay tuned!