Windmills and Trains, Pastel Painting

I have finished three paintings since being back in the studio.  I did a sketch today, too, to get in the mood for the train painting.  It doesn't qualify for the Scavenger Hunts as it was not from life.  We can sketch from a photo, but only when it is one of the items, like the front of a magazine.  Anyway, the sketch is in the medium sized sketchbook with a regular ball point pen.  I just remembered I sketched my metal thermos drinking glass from life and forgot to take a photo.  It is at the studio.  Maybe it fits in the current Hunt.  It might, it is metal and metal is on the list.  :)

I took this photo in Antonito, Colorado.  It runs from there to Chama, New Mexico.  We didn't ride, but it was fun to see.  The sketch is about 8 x 6 inches in the medium sized sketchbook.

 I did a small pastel painting of the same train but a bit different angle/photo.  This is 7 x 5 inches on Pastelbord.  It was fun to try this painting.  I had not tried to do a train.  I have lots of photos!

 This windmill painting is 10 x 8 inches, pastel on Pastelbord.  I painted it the other day at my studio.  It is nice when a painting comes together about the way you plan it.  It needs a name.

I painted this windmill first.  It is also 10 x 8 inches, pastel on Pastelbord.  I think it will be called, "Cool Water".

Tomorrow, Saturday, I will be at the studio from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Judy will be at the Art on the Green at the Court House sponsored by the Bastrop Fine Arts Guild.  I will go by and take some photos before going to my studio.

Art on the Green started as Art on the Bridge.  We had fun on the old iron bridge in Bastrop.  One year a couple of the tents were caught in a good bit of wind and some beads landed on the trees below and decorated them for a while.  :)  Luckily not too much stuff or the tents went over.  I guess the location was changed for parking and walking problems.  It was a bit difficult to set up way down in the middle of the bridge.  I'm glad the show continued.  The original was Peggy Anderson-Mapes idea as I recall.  Someone was making a documentary about Bastrop and she thought we should have an art show for the documentary.  It is now a tradition.  Hmmmm.

I used to always paint at Art on the Bridge so I think I will paint in front of my studio/gallery tomorrow.  Stop in and visit if you are downtown.