Gloria J Zucaro's "Pastel Llama"
I enjoyed my vacation with my son, his wife and son Enzo who is seven. Enzo and I had a lot of fun on the trip to LA and San Diego. When my son and his wife were looking at houses, we played double solitaire, and I taught him the card game Crazy Nines. He caught on so quickly he was consistently beating me!! It was great to see him peak into my motel room each morning to see if I was awake yet. I would have my cup of coffee sitting on the bed while he played on his I-Pad, then we would start our game of cards. We played until Mom and Dad were ready to go for breakfast.
I painted this pastel of a Llama before our trip. It is from a National Geographic cover photo by Anthony Smallwood and was taken in Cusco, Peru.
10" x 8" on Pastel Board
Have a great week.
Gloria
Gorgeous lama!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Nora. Thank you! I looked at your post and you are very prolific and creative! As far as using pastels/"chalk", you can't seal them with anything other than a fixative(spray on) I believe, and it will darken the colors usually.
ReplyDeletebeautiful work Gloria, and glad you are enjoying making treasured family memories!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine. Yes, especially since they might move out there and be so far away from Illinois!
DeleteBeautiful! The time with your grandson and your llama.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan. I did had so much fun!
DeleteGlad you had such a nice trip. It is great spending time with family, isn't it? And your llama is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThank you Erika. I appreciate your comments.
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ReplyDeleteFabulous painting Gloria....I love it! I played cards with my daughter as soon as she could talk...I love this story! I have in draft a little about my card games with her! A wonderful way to hone math skills and intuition!! Thanks for sharing and so glad you had such a great time!! I feel an air of lightness and joy in your writing voice!
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Really wonderful! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteLove your painting♥
ReplyDeleteA wonderful painting Gloria! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteYour Llama is spectacular, both in color and rendition. I loved reading about your vacation with your grandson, which sounds like you have a marvelous relationship with. Happy belated PPF and Blessings, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! Glad you had so much fun with your grandson. What a great age he is!
ReplyDeleteIncredible pastel painting Gloria. You are gifted when it comes to color. Sounds like you had a wonderful time with Enzo. :) Those times are precious. Happy Sunday to you! xx
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