Eastside, landscape with trees, pastel (cross posted in Plein Air)

[Jo Castillo]

Painted on the porch in pastels for the Scavenger Hunt "landscape". I love pastels.

Eastside, pastel on Pastelbord, 12 x 12 inches

 

[Artyczar]

I sure love this!

 

[CaliAnn]

Wow Jo! This is just stunningly beautiful! Your pastel paintings blow me away!

 

[Terri]

What a beautiful scene! Your clouds are incredible, Jo.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Artyczar thanks again. My favorite medium.

CaliAnn thank you. You know i like playing in the dust.

Terri, thank you. Clouds aren’t always easy.

 

[MurrayG]

Nice one Jo!

 

[Jo Castillo]

Murray, thank you so much.

 

[john]

Beautiful and I like how you did the selective focus.

 

[Jo Castillo]

John, thank you. I did have fun with this.

 

[Rich53]

Geez, bein' a Noo Yawka, de only Eastside I knows is in Manhattan, an' it don' look like dat, no-how!

Wherever it is, it's a lovely picture. Gets me eager for more springtime.

--Rich

 

[Jo Castillo]

Rich, Ha! You made me laugh. We are central Texas and don't get much change in seasons so it is pretty green most of the time if we get rain. Thanks for the smile.

 

[classic]

I love very much your trees.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Thanks, classic. These trees are across from our house.

 

[Donna T]

Wow Jo! You really brought out the beauty of this view! I especially love the bright yellow-green grass in the mid-ground. It lights up the whole piece.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Donna, thanks. Spring is a happy time. I'm smiling.

 

[Terri]

Terri, thank you. Clouds aren’t always easy.

Agreed - you're making them look easy in this one, though!

 

[ntl]

Your trees are wonderful. I like the touches of color via the flowers.

 

[Jo Castillo]

ntl, I paint better if I like the subject and paint from life. Appreciate you kind words. The bluebonnets were off to the side but I like them so much, too.

 

[Flowercat]

I like all the different kinds of Green in this one

 

[Jo Castillo]

Flowercat, thanks. Green is always a challenge. I try to put in a bit of red, especially in pine trees. Then a bit of orange softens or greys it down a bit. A bit of purple/lavender makes green stand out. Awww, guess I just like color.