Drawing #179 is a late summer view of the Sturgeon River through the surrounding pine woods. Based on my photograph, this 26 x 12 inch pastel drawing was done on a gray Colorfix 1200 board with Terry Ludwig pastels. Indigo acrylic ink was used for some detail work in the drawing.

Also available as a 13 x 6 inch fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #238, A County Road in Caddo County Oklahoma is based on my photo reference. This drawing is on sand colored ColorFix 300 pastel paper mounted on conservation board. Drawn with Terry Ludwig & Girault soft pastels.

Also available as a full size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #207, November II was completed in early January 2022. This 26 x 8 inch drawing was done on black Richeson paper mounted on board with Terry Ludwig pastels. The drawing imagines a Michigan forest view in early November before the first snowfall knocks the last of the autumn leaves from the trees.

Selected for The Winter Palette , a national exhibition at the Kavanaugh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL held in February-March 2022.

Merit Award winner in the 29th Annual Art Exhibit at the Art Barn gallery in Valparasio, IN in 2023.

Drawing #248, Grandad’s Trees, is a special drawing to me. It’s based on my photo of a grove of white pine trees that were planted by my grandfather on the family farm in the late 1950s. As a young boy I played in these trees when they looked like a Christmas tree farm. The trees are now 60 feet tall! Located in Geneva Township, Midland County, Michigan. The drawing is 10 x 8 inches and was done on UArt 500 paper with an acrylic ink underpainting with Terry Ludwig, Richeson and pastel pencils.

Also available as a full-size fine art Giclee on archival fine art paper

Drawing #244, Alcona Memory, is based on my photo taken in Alcona County, Michigan. This 6 x 6 inch image was drawn on UArt 280 pastel paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend and NuPastels.

Also available as a full size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #240, Autumn Trail at Grand Lake MIchigan is 26 x 8 inches and is on black ColorFix 300 pastel paper mounted on conservation board. Based on my photo taken in Presque Isle County. Terry Ludwig, Rembrandt and Girault pastels were used over a pastel alcohol wash underpainting.

Also available as full and half size fine art Giclee reproductions.

Drawing #214 titled Summer Field is based on a photo I took on Dwyer Road near Howell, Michigan. The drawing is 9 x 12 inches and was done on Uart 400 paper mounted on board with Terry Ludwig soft pastels.

In 2023 Summer Field was selected for the Northville Art House Members’ Exhibit.

Drawing #243 continues my “deep in the woods” series. Deep in the Woods 7 is 10 x 8 inches. Drawn on UArt 280 pastel paper mounted on black conservation board. I used Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend, Rembrandt & Girault pastels over an acrylic ink underpainting. Based on my reference from the Grass River Natural Area near Bellair, Michigan in Antrim County.

Also available as a full-size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #235 is based on my November photo taken at Cranberry Lake Park in Oakland Township Michigan. This 9 x 12 inch drawing is on UArt 280 pastel paper mounted on black conservation board. Drawn with Terry Ludwig & Girault soft pastels over an alcohol wash underpainting.

Also available in a full size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #247, Cranberry Lake Park 5, is the most recent in a series of 5 pastel drawings based on November photos of Cranberry Lake Park in Oakland Township, Michigan. The drawing is 8 x 13.5 inches and was done on UArt 500 paper with Terry Ludwig pastels over an acrylic ink underpainting.

Also available as a full-size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #221 titled July Farm is based on my photo taken on Bensch Road near M-30 in Gladwin County, Michigan. For this 8 x 26 inch pastel drawing I used Terry Ludwig and CretaColor pastels on ColorFix 300 Sand colored pastel paper mounted on board.

Juried into the Anything Goes exhibit at the Gutman Gallery in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2023.

Also available as a full size and a half size Giclee fine art reproduction.

Chippewa Survivor, drawing #250, is a 6 x6 inch pastel drawing on paper mounted on board. Based on my photograph taken in Chippewa County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Drawing #251, Red Barns in Barry County is a 6 x 6 inch pastel drawing on paper mounted on board. Based on my photograph.

Drawing #245, Blue Barn 2, is based on my photo taken in Cheboygan County, Michigan. This 6 x 6 inch image was drawn on UArt 280 pastel paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend and NuPastels.

Also available as a full size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing # 246, Old Barn in Barry County, is based on my photograph taken in June, 2023 in Barry County, Michigan. It is 6 x 6 inches and was done on UArt 280 pastel paper with Rembrandt, Terry Ludwig and Girault pastels over an acrylic ink underpainting.

Available as a full-size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Red & Blue Barns is a pastel drawing based on my photograph taken near Saugatuck, Michigan. The image measures 9 x 12 inches and was drawn on UArt400 pastel paper mounted on board with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Also available as a full size Giclee fine art reproduction.

Drawing #212 is titled Winter Farm. The image is 6 x 18 inches and was drawn on UArt 500 pastel paper mounted on board with Terry Ludwig and Diane Townsend soft pastels.

Red Barn, drawing #225 is based on my photo taken on Alden Road in Antrium County, Michigan. Measuring 10.5 inches by 13.5 inches the drawing was made on UArt 500 pastel paper mounted on board using Terry Ludwig and Diane Townsend pastels.

In 2022 Red Barn was selected for The Summer Invitational Exhibit at Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan

January Farm, drawing #217, is based on my photo taken in Allegan County, Michigan near Saugatuck. This 6 by 18 inch drawing was done on UArt 500 pastel paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend pastels and pastel pencils.

In 2023 January Farm was juried into Light & Color: Juried Pastel Exhibition, Northville Art House, Northville, Michigan

In 2023 January Farm was juried into the Alaska Pastel Society online Exhibit, Warmth in Winter.

In 2022 January Farm was selected for the 2022 Great Lakes Pastel Society Online National Exhibit.

Also available in a limited edition, full size Giclee fine art reproduction.

Drawing #224, titled Woodland Trail is based on my photograph taken in the George Mason Tract, Crawford County, Michigan. The drawing is 26 inches x 8 inches and was done on black Colorfix 300 pastel paper mounted on board. Drawn with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Available as a full and half size Giclee fine art reproduction.

Drawing #125 - Based on my photograph taken on a back road near Grand Lake, Michigan; this 7x14 inch pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded pastel paper using Terry Ludwig & Great American soft pastels.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #229, titled Port Austin Barns, is based on a photo taken in Dwight Township, Michigan near Port Austin. This small, 5 x 7 drawing was done on black Richeson paper with Terry Ludwig and NuPastels.

Drawing #228, titled Blue Barn, is based on my photo taken in Cheboygan County, Michigan. To be clear, the actual barn is weather beaten gray. But when sketching the drawing it occurred to me that it should be blue in the drawing. The drawing measures 9 x 12 and was done on UArt 500 paper with Terry Ludwig, Blue Earth and CretaColor pastels.

Available as a full-size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #186 continues my Edge of the Woods series. This 6 x 12 inch drawing is based on my photograph taken alongside Hagerman Road near Leonard, Michigan. Exhibited at the Pastel Society of Maine 2021 International Show, Purely Pastel. Drawn on black Richeson paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Available as a full size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #220, Deep in the Woods, is based on a photo I took while hiking the Woodlands Trail in the Grass River Natural Area near Alden, Michigan. Measuring 8x18 inches, this pastel drawing was done on Richeson black pastel paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Also available as a full size Giclee fine art reproduction.

Drawing #158 is based on a photo taken on a back road near Grand Lake Michigan. in June 2020 this 6 x 13 inch drawing was juried into “For Pastels Only on Cape Cod” - a National Exhibition, Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod . In 2021 It was included in the Small Works Exhibit, presented by the Great Lakes Pastel Society. The drawing was done on Richeson black sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction.

Drawing #104 is based on my photograph taken on Curdy Road, near Howell, Michigan. This 8x22 inch pastel drawing was drawn on white UArt 500 pastel paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels.   A pastel underpainting sprayed with fixative was layered under the foreground field. 

Also available as full size & reduced Giclee fine art reproductions

Drawing #155 is based on my photograph taken alongside Route 79 in Lambston County, Ontario. The terrains of southern Ontario and mid Michigan are very similar and the old farms nestled in the land are disappearing. The iconic family farm houses and barns are forms that are deeply embedded in our collective memories; we all seem to have a story of a farm in our family history. This drawing was exhibited in the “Voices of the Midwest” exhibit in Sept-Oct 2020 at The Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles IL. It was also exhibited at the 2021 Pastel Painters of Cape Cod national exhibition. The 4 x 20 inch drawing was done on Richeson black paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Also available as a full size fine art Giclee reproduction.

Drawing #170 is based on my photograph taken alongside Hagerman Road near Addison Township, Michigan. I started with a watercolor underpainting using several Art Graf tailor block colors. Terry Ludwig pastels were used exclusively on black Colorfix 300 pastel paper. This drawing was juried into the Pastel Society of America’s 2021 49th annual exhibit, Enduring Brilliance!

Also available as a full size and half size fine art Giclee reproductions.

Drawing #195 is based on my photograph taken on a back road in Kalkaska County, Michigan. This 8 x 12 inch drawing was done on black Richeson paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Drawing #177 is based on my photograph taken while on a November hike in Cranberry Lake Park in Oakland Township, Michigan. This 6 x 14 inch pastel drawing was done on gray (storm) Unisom pastel paper. I used Terry Ludwig pastels over a watercolor and acrylic ink underpainting.

Drawing #162 titled Meadowbrook Oak, is based on a photo taken of the Meadowbrook campus alongside Adams Road. At the tree line on the edge of an open field stands a magnificent oak that dominates the scene. The drawing is 4 inches by 18 inches and was done on black Richeson paper with Terry Ludwig and Unisom pastels.

Drawing #128 is based on a photo taken on a back road near Presque Isle Michigan. This large 11 x 17 inch drawing was done with Terry Ludwig Pastels on black Richeson pastel paper.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #161 was created from my memories of various scenes, not based on a specific photograph. It depicts a stand of paper birch trees on a small bluff overlooking an inland lake. This 17 x 8 pastel drawing was done on Richeson black sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Drawing #153 is based on a photo taken alongside the Manistee River northwest of Frederic, Michigan. Small bare areas of the ground create a sandy soil path running more than a mile from Cameron Bridge Road into the woods. This small 6 x 13 pastel drawing was a study for a larger, subsequent drawing and was done on Richeson black sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Drawing #126 Summer Birch is based on a photo taken near Rose City, Michigan. This 8 x 26 inch drawing was done on deep black Art Spectrum pastel paper with Terry Ludwig pastels

Also available as a full size and 50% reduction Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #118 - This is my first drawing in a vertical format. The image is 8 x 26 inches and was drawn on ArtSpectrum deep black sanded paper with Terry Ludwig, Cretacolor and Great American soft pastels.

Also available in a full size and 50% reduction Giclée fine art reproduction.

Drawing #93 - Based on a photograph I took along side I-96 near Fowlerville, Michigan.  This large 8 x 22 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels on sand colored Art Spectrum paper.

Also available as a full size, giclee fine art reproduction

Drawing #146. Based on a photo taken in Gladwin County, MI, this forest clearing surrounded by birch trees was filled with woodland ferns. The 7 x 5 pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Terry Ludwig Pastels.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction.

Drawing #147. Based on a photo taken in Gladwin County, MI, this forest clearing surrounded by birch trees was filled with woodland ferns. The 7 x 5 pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Terry Ludwig Pastels.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction.

Drawing #108. This 8x12 inch drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor soft pastels. Based on a photograph I took alongside highway M-33 south of Rose City. I was surprised to find wild birch trees growing in a straight line as if they had been purposely planted that way.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #110 - Based on a photograph I took alongside highway M-33 in Ogemaw County, Michigan. This 11x17 drawing was done on buff colored UArt 400 sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor soft pastels.

Also available as a full size & a reduced size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #88 - This image is based on my photograph taken on Highway M-12 in Lenawee County.  This  small 4 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded pastel paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor soft pastels

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #97 - Based on my photograph taken alongside highway 33 in Ogemaw County, Michigan.  This large 6 x 22 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels on UArt 500 sanded pastel paper.  A pastel alcohol wash and a spray fixative pastel underpaintings were used for the sky and field.

Available as full size & reduced giclee fine art reproductions

Drawing 78 - The autumn hued hills form a backdrop for this historic farm in Albemarle County, Virginia.  A ramshackle barn settles into a rock strewn field with trees in a gully with a sunlit field beyond.  This 5 x 8 pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded paper.  Both alcohol wash and fixative spray were used for pastel underpaintings.  Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels were used.

Also currently available as a full size, giclee fine art reproduction.

Drawing #138, Edge of the Woods 2 is based on a photograph taken on Wenzel Drive near Grand Lake Michigan . This 6x13 inch drawing was done on black Richeson paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Drawing #90 - Based on my photograph taken on the north side of I-96, near Webberville, Michigan.  This large 8 x 22 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels on sand colored Pastelcard board.  In the fall of 2017, June Morning near Webberville was juried into the Muskegon Museum of Art 89th Annual Michigan Regional Exhibit.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #156, Deep in the Woods 2 is based on a photo I took on a hike alongside the Manistee River near Frederic, Michigan. I came upon this old deer stand set in a grove of trees. The image is 7 x 5 inches and was drawn on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Drawing #139 is based on a photo taken on a back road near Grand Lake Michigan. This small 6 x 13 inch drawing was juried into the Pastel Society of Maine 19th International Juried Exhibit "Pastels Only" at the Saco Museum and won a Merit Award at the opening reception. The drawing was done on Richeson black sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Also available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #109 - Based on my photograph of paper birch trees standing in a clearing on a back road in Kalkaska County Michigan. This 11x17 drawing was done on black Richeson sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor soft pastels over an ArtGraf alcohol wash underpainting.

Available as full size & reduced Giclée fine art reproductions

Drawing #151, Deep in the Woods is based on a photo I took on a hike alongside the Manistee River near Frederic, Michigan. I came upon these two old farm buildings, one with still a vibrant red paint, settling into the ground. The image is 7 x 5 inches and was drawn on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.

Available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #157 - Based on a photograph I took alongside highway M-33 in Ogemaw County, Michigan. This 26 x 8 inch drawing was done on Colorfix deep black sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor soft pastels.

Available as a full and a half size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #115 - While on a photo shoot in July, 2018 on Belle Isle, I wandered down a gravel path thru the undeveloped eastern end of the island. I found the lighthouse standing in a sun drenched grassy field near the waters edge. Drawn on white Pastel Premier sanded paper, the 6 x 10 image was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor soft pastels. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at Art & Apples 2019.

Available as a full size, limited edition Giclée fine art reproduction.

Drawing #143. Based on a photo taken near Grand Lake, MI, this 8 x 26 pastel drawing was done on deep black Art Spectrum sanded paper with Terry Ludwig Pastels. The photo was taken in October and the drawing was reimagined as a scene deep in winter. The original drawing was sold in December 2019 at the exhibit “Wintry Mix - the Art of Snow and Ice” at the View Gallery in Old Forge, N.Y.

Available as a full size and 50% reduction Giclée fine art reproduction.

Drawing #135 is based on a photograph taken from Wenzel Avenue near Presque Isle, Michigan. This 4 x 10 inch drawing was done with Terry Ludwig pastels on ArtSpectrum deep black paper. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at the 2019 Northeast National Pastel Exhibit.

Drawing #127. Based on a photo taken near Grand Lake, MI, this 8 x 26 pastel drawing was done on deep black Art Spectrum sanded paper with Terry Ludwig Pastels.

Available as a full size and 50% reduction Giclée fine art reproductions.

Drawing #107 - Based on my photograph taken at the Heritage Park Soccer Field near Hartland, Michigan during one of my grandson’s games.  This 8 x 12 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels on black UArt 400 sanded pastel paper. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at Art & Apples 2019.

Available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #73 - Based on my photograph taken on highway M-5 near 14 Mile Road in Commerce Township, Michigan.  This 7-1/2 x 14 inch pastel drawing was done on Richeson black sanded pastel paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels.  I was intrigued by the photograph's graphic 2-D quality of the undulating landscape. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at the 2019 Ludington Art Fair.

Available as a full size fine art giclee reproduction

Drawing #100 was the first to be created from my memories of various scenes, not based on a specific photograph.  The image is of two mid-Michigan fallow farm fields adjacent to each other, separated by a screen of planted trees.  This 8 x 22 inch pastel drawing was done on UArt 500 white paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at the 2019 East Lansing Art Fair.

The image is available as a full size, limited edition Giclee fine art reproduction

Drawing #111 - This drawing began as a small 5x7 study for a larger Commissioned piece. It was done on black Richeson sanded paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend, Cretacolor soft pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils. The photograph depicted the 2017 Ensign Boat race, Pentwater Yacht Club on Pentwater Lake, Michigan and was given to me as the basis for the commissioned piece. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at the 2019 East Lansing Art Fair.

Available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction

Drawing #122 - This drawing, completed in December 2018, was a gift for my son and daughter-in-law. The 8 x 12 inch drawing is based on a summer morning photograph taken on Wolverine Lake by my daughter-in-law. It was drawn on pearl gray Canson Mi-Teintes paper with Terry Ludwig soft pastels. This drawing is in a private collection in Wolverine Lake Village, Michigan.

Available as a full size Giclée fine art reproduction..

Drawing #103 - Based on a photograph taken from a Toronto bound train in Ontario, Canada, this 5x7 pastel drawing captures the midsummer radiance of a distant farm field. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at the 2018 Royal Oak Art Fair Edition.

Available as a full size fine art giclee reproduction.

Drawing #113 - This large 8x22 inch drawing was a Commissioned drawing. The image is based on a photograph which depicts the 2017 Ensign Boat race held annually by the Pentwater Yacht Club on Pentwater Lake, Michigan. The photo was given to me as the basis for the commissioned piece. The drawing was done on black Richeson sanded paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend, Cretacolor soft pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils.

Drawing #48 - Based on a photograph alongside highway M-5 near 14 Mile Road.  This 5-1/2 x 11 pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier 400 grit sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Diane Townsend pastels. This drawing was purchased by a private collector at the 2018 Art & Apples Festival.

Available as a full size, fine art giclee print.

Drawing #89 - Based on a photograph of Birch Trees in Kalkaska County, Michigan this 5 1/2 x 11 inch drawing was done entirely with Terry Ludwig pastels.  Alcohol wash and fixative spray pastel underpaintings were used for the background. This drawing is in a private collection in Pahrump, Nevada.

Drawing #39 - This scene of a winter wheat pasture is near Hinton, in southwest Oklahoma.  The December gray and brown foliage surrounding the bright green emerging wheat was brilliant under the clear blue sky and sunlight.  The 8 x 16 inch pastel drawing was done on Richeson black sanded paper using Great American, Rembrandt and Terry Ludwig pastels and pastel pencils for fine detail.  

Drawing #77 - Based on a photo taken in Albemarle County Virginia.  This 5 x 8 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig pastels on black Richeson sanded paper.

Also available as a full size, giclee fine art print.

Drawing #114 - This 5 x 7 pastel drawing was done on UArt 400 white sanded paper with Terry Ludwig soft pastels.

Available as a full size Giclée fine art print.

Drawing #101 - Based on a Photograph taken in early September, 2017; this 8 x 14 inch pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor soft pastels.

Currently also available as a full size, fine art giclee print.

Drawing #98 - Based on a photograph taken from a Toronto bound train in Ontario, Canada, this 5x7 pastel drawing captures the midsummer radiance of a distant farm field.

Also available as a full size fine art giclee print.

Drawing #30 - Snow piled high along the edge of a parking lot provides a backdrop for a patch of phragmities growing in a drainage ditch alongside Orchard Lake Road.  The crest of the snowbank was covered in slush and oily dirt scraped off the parking lot by the snowplow.  This 8 x8 inch drawing was done on white presentation board with a combination of Terry Ludwig, Great American, Royal Langford and Diane Townsend pastels.

Drawing #75 - This scene is located in Caddo County, Oklahoma.  The photo was taken mid afternoon in October, 2016 but the pastel drawing presents a predawn scene which I find to be much more dramatic.  This large, 7 1/2 x 33 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig pastels on "Elephant" Colourfix 1200 Board.  

Drawing #57 - Based on a photograph taken in mid February alongside Highway 304 near Middlesex Centre, Ontario Canada.  This 6 x 24 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Great American pastels on Pearl Gray Canson MiTiennes pastel paper.

Also currently available as a full size, fine art giclee print.

Drawing #112 - This 5x11.5 inch drawing was the second study I completed for a larger Commissioned drawing. It was also done on black Richeson sanded paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend, Cretacolor soft pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils. The photograph depicted the 2017 Ensign Boat race, Pentwater Yacht Club on Pentwater Lake, Michigan and was given to me as the basis for the commissioned piece.

Drawing #102 - Based on a photograph I took on Brophy Road near Howell, Michigan. This 5x7 pastel drawing was drawn on PastelPremier buff color sanded pastel paper.

Also available as a 5x7 giclée fine art print.

Drawing #91 - Based on a photograph I took alongside I-75 near Dundee, Michigan.  This 5 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels.  An alcohol wash and a spray fixative pastel underpaintings were used .

Drawing #82 - Based on a photograph Taken along the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County, Ohio.  This 4 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels on white Pastel Premier 400 grit paper.

Drawing #81 - This 4 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig pastels on white Pastel Premier 400 grit paper. Alcohol wash pastel underpaintings were used for the sky and grass.

Drawing # 72 - Based on a photograph taken at the Heritage Park Field near Hartland, Michigan.  This 6 1/2 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels on black Richeson sanded pastel paper.

Drawing #71 - Based on a photograph taken while cruising on the Danube River near Durnstein, Austria.  This 7 x 14 inch pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend and Cretacolor pastels.

Drawing #61 - Based on a photograph of an old orchard I took in July on highway 204 near Sutton's Bay, Michigan.  This 5 x 14 inch pastel drawing was done on white Mi-Teintes pastel paper with Terry Ludwig, Great American and Cretacolor pastels.

Available as a full size fine art giclee print.

Drawing #59 - Based on a photograph I took alongside I-65 in central Indiana.  This 7 x 5 inch pastel drawing was done on black Richeson sanded pastel paper with Terry Ludwig pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils.

Drawing #56 - Based on a photograph I took in the parking lot of the Water Wheel building in Northville, Michigan. This 5 1/2 x 10 inch pastel drawing was done on black Richeson sanded paper with Terry Ludwig pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils.

Drawing #53 - This 5 1/2 x 10 inch drawing was done on black Richeson sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Great American soft pastels.

Drawing #62 - Based on a photograph I took while on a walk with my brother near his home in Greenland, NH.  I was fascinated with the randomly curved trunks of these young birch trees. This 8 x 14 pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier 400 grit sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels.

Drawing #52 - Based on a photograph I took alongside I-69 in northern Indiana.  This 4 x 10 inch pastel drawing was done on black Richeson sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels.

Drawing #84 - Based on my photograph taken on the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County, Ohio.  This small 4 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels on white Pastel Premier 400 grit sanded paper. 

Currently available at the Petri Gallery in Pentwater, Michigan.  www.petrigallery.com

Drawing #45 - Based on a photograph I took at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Big Beaver Road in Birmingham, Michigan.  This 5 x7 inch pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier 400 grit paper with Terry Ludwig and Great American soft pastels.

Drawing #44 - Based on a photograph I took on Sleeth Road in Commerce Township, Michigan.  This 7 x 5 inch pastel drawing was done on black Richeson pastel paper with Terry Ludwig soft pastels.

Drawing #43 - Based on a photograph I took on I-75 south of Toledo, Ohio.  This 3 x 11 inch drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend, Unisom and Great American soft pastels.

Drawing #31 - Based on a photograph I took on the Jake Dick Farm in Caddo County, Oklahoma.  This 5 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done on antique white LaCarte sanded pastel paper with Great American soft pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils.

Drawing #21 - Based on a photograph of a favorite family vacation spot in New Hampshire.  This 8 x 14 inch pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier sanded paper with Great American, Royal Langford, Unisom and Nupastel pastels.

Drawing # 19 - Based on a photograph I took while cruising the Danube River near Regensburg, Germany.  This 5 1/2 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done on white Mi-Teintes pastel paper with Rembrandt and Great American soft pastels.

Drawing #18 -  Based on a photograph I took while cruising on the Danube River near Vienna, Austria.  This 5 1/2 x 11 pastel drawing was done of white Mi-Teintes pastel paper with Rembrandt, Great American and NuPastel pastels. 

Drawing #16 - Based on a photograph I took on highway 23 in Marion County, Ohio.  This 5 1/2 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done with Great American, Rembrandt, NuPastel and Diane Townsend pastels on white Mi-Teintes pastel paper.

Drawing # 22 - Based on a photograph taken alongside highway M-5 near 14 Mile Road in Commerce Township, Michigan.  This 5 1/2 x 11 inch pastel drawing was done with Great American, Rembrandt and Diane Townsend pastels on gray MiTeintes pastel paper.

Drawing #8 - Based on a photograph I took near Hinton, Oklahoma.  This 8 x 16 inch drawing was done on gray Mi-Teintes pastel paper with Rembrandt, Great American and Diane Townsend pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils.

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Drawing #65 - Based on a photograph I took while on a walk with my brother near his home in Greenland, NH.  I was fascinated with the randomly curved trunks of these young birch trees. This 8 x 14 pastel drawing was done on white Pastel Premier 400 grit sanded paper with Terry Ludwig and Cretacolor pastels. Third in a series of 5 of original pastel drawings.

Drawing #1 - Based on a photograph I took of a storage room doorway at Karnak Temple near Luxor, Egypt. This 8 x 11 pastel drawing was done with Rembrandt and Great American pastels and Cretacolor pastel pencils.  My first pastel drawing, it was done in a 6 week pastel workshop led by artist Fran Seikaly in the summer of 2011.