Diner Scene. Oil pastel on paper, ~6.5x8". I'm almost at the end of this sketchbook!! Gonna try a toned paper one next. #oilpastel #oilpastels

Koi 2, oil pastel on paper, 6.5x8". Wanted to retry the painting I did in gouache a couple years ago, this time in oil pastel! I got a bit carried away with the ripples. 😅 #oilpastel

Apples, oil pastel on paper, 7x10". Trying to ignore the urge to blend everything smooth is so hard. I like how things look when they're less blended, but for some reason constantly struggle to stop myself. #oilpastel

Some flowers. I should draw flowers more, they're relaxing. I might try this one on some big proper fancy paper, actually, bc I love the composition but ran out of space to show a lot more of the shadows. #oilpastel #flowers #floral

Luthier, oil pastel on hot pressed watercolor paper, 10.5x15". This took so many sessions but I'm really happy with how it turned out! I need to get a good digital camera setup for photographing my artwork, bc trying to color-match the physical artwork with my phone is a nightmare. #oilpastel

Dragonfly, oil pastel on paper, ~5x7". #oilpastel #oilpastels #dragonfly #insectart

European Goldfinch, oil pastel on mixed media paper, 6x8" ish. #oilpastel #oilpastels #birdart

Stork-Billed Kingfisher, oil pastel on mixed media paper, 7x10". #oilpastel #oilpastels #birdart

Study of White Beeches in Fall, by Christian Rohlfs, 1910. Oil pastel on mixed media paper. #oilpastel

Coulda sworn I already posted these here but apparently not! Some of my friends' cats: Gus, Cinder, and Sweet Pea. Oil pastel on mixed media paper. #oilpastel #oilpastels

Oil pastel on paper, 8x10". Trying to focus on value more than color makes it weirdly hard for my brain to make color choices I like, it seems, but that should get better with more time and practice. #oilpastel

More experimenting. Oil pastel on paper, ~9x12". I feel like my brain is finally beginning to understand a little how to prioritize value over color?? #oilpastel

Oil pastel on paper, ~8x12". Been watching a lot of Wunemo vids and testing incorporating some of how he works into my art. This is one of my favorite trees in my area. #oilpastel

Oil pastel on paper, 7x7". A street in my neighborhood. I drew this from a photo I took, not on site, still using just my travel set of 36 colors. That's a ginkgo tree on the right, and it's already gone completely brilliant yellow in the few days since I took the photo. #oilpastel

Limited palette study! Oil pastel on paper, 7x9" ish. Been struggling with art block lately and thought I'd do some limited palette work to help get me out of the rut. #oilpastel #oilpastels

Citrus and Tea. Oil pastel on paper, 6.5x6.5". Still trying to figure out how to get fruit slices to glow with the light coming through them. #oilpastel

Some recent sketchbook pieces that I liked. Oil pastel on mixed media paper. #oilpastel

Salt Marsh. Oil pastel on paper, 7x8.5". Trying out some more Sennelier colors I got! #oilpastel

Camp Lantern. Oil pastel on paper, 9.5x6". The blurry bg on this was my favorite part to do!! My preferred palette leans warm, so I chose to paint this image to finally use more of my blues and purples. #oilpastel

Serene, oil pastel on paper, 6.25"x10.75". This took so long to get her expression right! People are difficult. :') Not completely satisfied with it but I've been working on it for days and it's starting to not be fun, so I'm calling it done and moving on. #oilpastel

Studies. Oil pastel on 9x12" paper. Just trying out various things. I colored in the baclgrounds with flat marker colors, then put the oil pastel on top to see what it'd look like. #oilpastel

Sunflowers. Oil pastel and colored pencil, 7.5x11.25". Experimenting with new techniques!! Wish my phone camera could pick up all the color variation—I need to get a scanner. :'/ #oilpastel

Mort & Merlin. Oil pastel on paper, 7.5x10". My cats from a reference photo of one of the last pictures I took of them napping together before Merlin passed away in Dec 2022. #oilpastel

A Drink. Oil pastel on paper, 8x8". Tried using Paul Rubens (previously been using Mungyo), and the softness forced a looser, more painterly look. They get muddy fast if you're not careful, but overall they're pretty good! #oilpastel

Traffic Light, oil pastel, 8x11". I did the majority of this in one day, hanging out on a vid call with my sister who lives across the country while we both worked on art, so it was a lot of fun!

Orange Kettle, oil pastel on paper, 4.75x4.75". First attempt with quality oil pastels and I LOVE THEM. Feels like drawing with little sticks of butter. Will definitely need to make future pieces larger, though, since I'm not great at getting clean lines or fine details yet. #oilpastel

Art Supplies 1. Graphite pencil on paper. Trying to draw more regularly from life, to get better at values. #drawing #graphite #pencil #traditionalmedia #ethalberg2025

Citrus Tree at Rawlings Conservatory. First painting of 2025! Gouache on paper, 4.5x8. #gouache #gouachepainting #traditionalmedia #traditionalpainting #painting #ethalberg2025

Collection of Gouache Pieces from 2024. The first three are from Lena Rivo's Color Mastery course.