Calgary Parks

For me, one of the best things about Calgary is its parks. And I love painting them.
I plan to paint at least one park from every quadrant of the city. Here is the first batch, from the S.E. (2) and Center:

 "Beaver Dam Flats Wooden Bridge". Soft pastel on prepared surface. Private collection.

 "Up the path you go". Soft pastel on prepared surface. Private collection.

"Reader Rock Garden". Soft pastel on prepared surface. Private collection.

Open Invitation

"Open Invitation", another painting from my recent Panama vacation. 
Soft pastel on Pastelmat, 24 x 30 cm

Take 1 and Take 2

Take 1 - top photo.
Next I painted this garden scene, and wasn't really happy with it. So I let it sit for a while...

Take 2 - bottom photo.
After a few weeks I went back to it and this is the result. I like Take 2 better.
Painted with Faber-Castell Polychroms hard pastels on 11" x 14" Strathmore pastel paper