#13 Boats in Marsaxlokk

Here's a view from the Marsaxlokk bay, in Malta's south east coast. That was fun to paint, especially the Luzzu boat on the right, I'll definitely be painting more of those!

Acrylics on canvas board - 8x8 inches (20x20cm) - $90

#12 Vallon Pont d'Arc

Here's a plein air pastel drawing I did today in Vallon Pont d'Arc (Ardèche, South of France). Funny how I never really found inspiration in my own region of the world when it actually is a nice looking place! 

I so have to quote Marcel Proust: "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes".

Soft pastels on pastel paper - 9 x 12 - $50

#11 Barooga State Forest

I've been having quite a hard time finding inspiration lately, hence my lack of updating...

I went back to pastels, which I find so versatile. I hadn't really considered them for landscapes before but they ended up being the perfect media for loosing up my style.

Here is a pastel drawing of the Barooga Forest and the Murray river. I spent about two months in Cobram-Barooga and used to spend the night in my car at this exact spot, waking up everyday to see dozens of kangaroos grazing around! 

Pastels on pastel paper - 12 x 9 in - $50