Oil Pastels

The River 

I teach oil pastel usage to my students at middle school, but had not done anything serious with it myself.  It is really fun!  Great saturation of color, wonderful texture...makes me loosen up and get the image without worrying over all of the minute detail.  I am gonna keep playing with this stuff!

Happy Holidays!

Here's to lovely times with family and friends!  This image is from this year's card...Frida, Jose, and a new friend.  Cheers!