Oils and Pastels by Margaret Dyer

Occasionally, when I have a model pose for my classes, my students and I pay her extra for some photography time at the end of the class. Here's a sketch I did during class one day recently from a photo of Denise. It's a new pastel up for auction on Daily Paintworks. "Denise with Striped Fabric" is a 12 x16 pastel on Pastelbord. You can go here to view auction. While you're viewing it, take a look at my other pieces still available.    

This is Mimi, who posed for us during my summer workshop last year at La Bonne Etoile in Fontaine-Fourches, France. In June, the garden is in full bloom. This is an unframed 9x12 pastel on Sennelier LaCarte pastel card, up for auction on Daily Paintworks. Bidding begins at $200. Click here to view auction.

This is a sweet little 5x7 pastel, which I have always loved. But it's time to give it a new home. I need the frame! Bidding begins at $100 on Daily Paintworks. Click here to view auction.

"Carousel Arch at the Louvre" is a 9x12 oil sketch on canvas board, available at auction on Daily Paintworks. Click here to view auction.

Enniscorthy or 'Scorthy (Irish: Inis Córthaidh) is the second largest town in County Wexford. With a history going back to 465 it is said to be one of the longest continuously-occupied sites in Ireland. This image is from a plein air event I did in County Wexford, Ireland in 2013. I painted it recently in an oil painting class I'm taking from Jim Richards. It is a 12x9" oil on board, and is  up for auction on Daily Paintworks. Click on title above or here to view auction. Another thing... My one-day pastel workshop at The Red Cockerill Gallery in Austel GA, is this coming Saturday. There is still room if you want to join us. We will have a model for the first hour, whom we will photograph in various positions. Then we'll work from our photos for the rest of the day. You'll learn how to work with a live model, set up lighting for a photo shoot, and work from photos. Where : The Red Cockerill Gallery 2845 Cemetary Street, Austell, GA 30106 (a suburb of ...