White Pumpkins

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Size: 6"x8"

Soft Pastel on 100% rag paper

Status: Available

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This is the finished painting I submitted to the blogspot http://differentstrokesfromdifferentfolks.blogspot.com/ created by artist, Karin Jurick. I love Karin's blogspot. I find her work inspirational and hope you'll take the time to check out her sites.

Snack Time

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7"x5" soft pastel on 100% rag paper

(top half of framed 2 piece painting. Bottom is extension of top-consisting of image of stems and leaves of coneflower plant.)

Price: (Framed work- $175. This includes shipping and handling)

Status: SOLD

To purchase: Contact the artist ginlammert@yahoo.com , write "coneflower" in subject line

I have several places in my garden that are dedicated to coneflowers. I have hosta planted beside them so it's a beautiful mix of lavenders and pinks when they're all in bloom. This piece is framed in simple gallery shape (mahogony color) wood frame, off white matting with wood fillet around pastels. Overall size of frame: 18"x8"

Fall in Iowa #1

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4"x6" soft pastel on 100% rag paper

Status: SOLD

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This is another work in "The Other Hand Series". I love living where we can enjoy the season changes and Spring and Fall are my two favorite times of the year. Nothing can beat Mother Nature and I'm so thankful I can witness the spectacular showing of colors during this season. What I love about Pastels is that they help me keep my work loose and colors fresh, not overworked and muddy. When I work on paper, I use spray fixative and layer works to create the depth I want in each painting. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding my work or about lessons. I also welcome custom art commissions. My email is ginlammert@yahoo.com and please post your question in the subject line. You may also call me at 641-675-3402. (That's in Central Time Zone)

North of Pulaski

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4"x6" Soft Pastel on 100% Rag paper

Status: SOLD

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This is a barn that is only a few miles North of where we live. I plan to do paintings of it showing the 4 seasons. I finished this fall painting just this morning and am still working primarily with my left hand. Even signing works with just my initials since my writing isn't that great. I still have swelling in my dominate hand and am not using it so that the damage there does not become permanent.

Reaching for the Sun

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10"x8"

Soft Pastel on 100% Rag paper

Status: Available

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I love doing floral paintings in pastel. I just finished cleaning and re-organizing my pastel sticks and seeing all the bright colors inspires me to paint even more garden scenes. I usually reserve this subject matter for projects done in the spring and early summer. This summer I spent time creating raised beds in my garden. I have a mix of perenials and annuals planted everywhere and a vegetable garden that produces wonderful fresh food. I love getting out and feeling the dirt in my fingers. So, you will probably see alot of floral paintings on this blog. I paint them in a variety of sizes and include statues or other points of interest. I hope the fairies love visiting some of the spots I have in the yard.

Mid Day in Southern Iowa

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8"x10" soft pastel on 100% rag paper

Status: Sold

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98% of this painting was completed with my left hand. My signature is just about the only thing done with my dominate right hand. I can write with my left, it's just easier with the other hand. This piece is the beginning of a series of landscape images of Southern Iowa. I tend to work on landscapes and still lifes more in the fall of the year, portrait works during the spring and floral/garden pieces during summer. Yes, I jump around in subject matter but I believe I stay consistent with the quality of work I do in each category. I also move back and forth from Pastels to Oils. Painting with a brush is something I haven't tried yet with my left hand. That will begin this week. I love the saying......"Where there's a Will, there's a Way."

A Touch of Sun

"A Touch of Sun"

9"x12"

Soft Pastel on 100% Rag paper

Status: Available

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This is the latest in "The Other Hand Series". It's been challenging working with my left hand instead of my right. I find I focus more on just Blocking in color and the values to create a piece. I don't get as caught up in all the details.

I like the "painterly" approach and have strived to work in this manner with my dominate hand.

"What's That?"

Title: What's That?
Medium: Soft Pastel
Size: 5"x7"
Part of "The Other Hand Series"
Status:SOLD

We used to have up to 22 cats in our metal barn we use as a garage/garden shed. That gave me the opportunity to get plenty of snapshots for reference material. You never know when that "kodak moment" might trigger something creative to paint. Anyway, now the cats have found happy homes in other's barns that are miles away.
This little firball was 6 weeks old and chasing whatever moved around the flower bed.

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The Other Hand Series

Image: "Field of Dreams"
5"x7"
soft pastel on 100% rag paper
SOLD
I've recently had surgery on my dominate hand and having the need to express myself creatively, I started a series of small soft pastel paintings using my left hand. To my surprise, I had better hand- eye coordination then I thought I would.

Posted is the first in a series of 4 paintings completed within the first couple of weeks after surgery Aug. 8th, 2008.

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