It is 90 kajillion degrees outside, so I was tempted to create something cool. I got a set of $5 oil pastels, and wanted to do some experimenting with colors and lights.

Since this is a new medium, I really did a lot of screwing up. I may go back at the rocks covered with snow in the foreground. But, it is still pretty awesome to look at.

I am gifting this portrait (once I fix it) to the amazing Denise McDonald, mostly because she lost her lovely Mark to Cancer this morning… and she is one of the most amazing people ever.  This sort of struck me as “abstract” and “afterlifey”. It is also colors of amazingness…