Pastel Cactus Blooms and Sketches and Photos

Time for a gift so time for a pastel painting.  Finally!!  I chose cactus pear blooms because I like them so much and I do have a few photos!  I painted with a mixture of pastels including some Pan Pastels near the finish.  Delivering the gift today at a going away party, despedida, for Joanna's friend, Sharon.

Sharon's Blooms

Pastel on Pastelbord

7 x 5 inches

I sketched one page of sketches in the large sketchbook over the last couple of days.  Just quick ones to have something to post on Scavenger Hunt 423.  I used the Prismacolor fine line marker/pen 01.

Number 9, pot
Number 10, pan
Number 11, cup - measuring cup
Number 12, kitchen tool - rolling pin
Number 13, portrait - me, I look disgusted with the whole thing, right?
Number 14, statue - a little mud sculpture from Bolivia, fat for a llama
Number 15, action figure - the jockey in bronze on Second Effort, race horse

I walked a couple of times during the week.  Usually with Gene, but he decided to ride his trike so I walked around the lake by myself.  It is almost a mile which is about right for my walks.

The lake to the left as you look out our back door.  Pretty colors, but the orange trees are the pines that died from too much water when the lakes filled up.

 Gene across the highway on the right side lake, far side from the house.

Another of Gene waving.  He usually doesn't ride on the highway but wanted to wave at me.  Not a good place to ride, no shoulder.  You can see that we need some rain on our grass!