Pastel with Charcoal

'Dreaming of the Desert' 12x16 pastel

No time to paint today because we were tearing out the kitchen floor to get ready for tile. We had 5 layers of sticky tiles, linoleum and the original tiles from the 50's. It took us 6 hours of chiseling to get it all up. My brother-in-law is coming this week to help us lay the tiles and do a granite countertop. My Dad comes next week to redo the studio area and then some paint and we are ready to put out the 'For Sale' sign....right on schedule! This painting was one of the fun experiments I did in the Spring, drawing with charcoal and then doing a more graphic painting with pastel. It was so much fun!