Arboretum, April 11

Yesterday I took a trip to the Arboretum with Kate. Only had an hour and a half but I felt like I did a lot.

Imagined Landscapes Series

Imaginged Landscape - Remembering Turner

Pastel Abstractions/ Imagined Landscapes

Greenhouse and Hydrangeas

View of the back of the Greenhouse at the Chateau in Rochefort-en-Terre.

View from the Ramparts

la colline; le champ; le rampart

the hill, the field, the rampart

Après-midi Pluviex

la Vielle Serre du Jean Claude. From behind the greenhouses. These gray clouds in the afternoon rained on me.

Valley of Rochefort looking to La Bogerais

A view from the steps looking out to La Bogarais. Last day in Rochefort.

View of the Valley, Rochefort-en-Terre

Arch in the Formal Garden

Here is a quick drawing of a view of the formal garden at the arboretum.

Woman with hat number 2

Woman with hat

Self Portrait with Still Life

Another pastel done this summer. (I've been using that fish bank quite a bit.)

Old man without a shirt

This model had one of the most fascinating farmer's tans I've ever seen.

Cylburn Arboretum

These are two pastels of the sun setting at Cylburn Arboretum.

Wyman Park Dell

I know this blog says paintings but I thought it would be nice to mix in some pastels.