#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