FAIRHILL FINE ART
original paintings in soft pastel
Giverny, an abstract pastel painting, hints at reflected summer light glowing on water. It explores the range of textures available to the pastel artist, ranging from rough and dry to thick and creamy, and celebrates the brilliance of hue that the medium offers.
Original pastel painting
12” x 16”
Framed with museum-quality UV acrylic glazing
A translucent and delicate patchwork of color, as torn pieces of lokta or rice paper, originating from a distant locus, or perhaps sewn together along a path leading to a monolith and beyond…
Original pastel painting
12” x 16”
In paying attention to the things we see every day, possibilities arise for small moments of appreciation and re-seeing.
Original pastel painting
5” x 7”
What happens when two opposing forces cross paths? Convergence explores directionality and the intersection of ideas—and the possible outcomes of where they meet. Are the resulting fireworks incendiary or celebratory?
Original pastel painting
8” x 10”
What remains when something beautiful has been destroyed? "Rubble" is set in a blasted landscape, with a glowing pile of mysterious forms hinting at what they used to be.
Original pastel painting
12” x 16”
A swirling, gyrating symphony of colors and textures come together to form one pulsing, vital mass: “out of many, one”—a testimony to the idea that when many unlike entities cohere, the result is more vibrantly interesting and far stronger thanks to their diverse contributions to the whole.
Original pastel painting
9” x 12”
Pulsus Nativitatis (“Birth Pulse”) strives to capture the feeling of exhilaration when embarking on something new, expressing the energy and joy of creation as an idea bursts through
Original pastel painting
8” x 10”
Available framed as shown in second photo
Triangles of color unfurl and billow from a deep locus, while tendrils of that which holds them together escape and fray
Original pastel painting
12” x 16”
A brilliant beacon and guide erupts from a still sea. A pelorus is a tool for maintaining your chosen bearing…aspirations…purpose
Original pastel painting
8” x 10”
A celestial body casts fantastical light over an abstracted landscape guarded by a trinity of trees
Original pastel painting
8” x 10”