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Each star shines like a beacon

the piece was painted using a combination of pastels and colored pencils layered on 340 gsm sanded pastel paper

‘hardened’ allure of elegance and sophistication

intricately detailed vision of a beautiful watery forest trail

A beautiful day watching the sun glint off the light across the water from Oak Bay

00060 empty Each star shines like aBe inspired by the combination of traditional charcoal and the modern impact of color blocking with this landscape of the American West. The colors of the traditional landscape have been pulled out of the scene and placed as block palette colors on the piece. Stripping the landscape of the sun's colors requires the viewer to see the land for all the texture it gives its highlights and shadows, its rocks and plants giving a new way to view a