Futura Blue One

10x14 watercolor with water soluble crayon, pastel and charcoal on paper. I think I have used almost every color in this piece! Once again, I am happily "playing" with charcoal. As I have said before, I enjoy watercolor and drawing media so much. Acrylic and oil are wonderful as we all know; but other media, in my opinion, are just as valid and dynamic. When you put the art work under glass they sparkle!

Charcoal Vista One

10x14 watercolor with pastel, water soluble crayon and charcoal on paper. I love working with all these media and have rediscovered charcoal the last few months. I avoided charcoal for a long time, maybe because it reminded me of my demanding drawing classes! Ha!

Autumn Cityscape

11x17 watercolor with pastel and charcoal on paper. Lots of orange and brown in this piece -autumn colors! I was thinking of New York or another city with fall foliage in the park! That's the fun of abstract - using your imagination!

Vegas Cityscape One by Carol Engles

17x23 mixed media on paper. This is framed to 27x32. This piece is on display at the Aaron Gallery through November 30, 2009. I have three other paintings there as well. It is very exciting for me! If you're interested, contact Annette at (202) 234-3311.

City Wires Five

10x14 watercolor with pastel on paper. I was in the mood for these lighter, softer colors. It is actually Spring colors in Fall I guess! I love to work with bronze, Burnt Sienna and browns, so I will be getting to work with those colors soon! But, today, these colors caught my fancy!

Yellow Expression by Carol Engles

10x14 mixed media on paper. Ok, this is not my usual style. This is truly abstract expressionism. I just went after the paper with lots of line. I had to be careful not to overwork the piece, because you can lose the linear or sketchy quality. This style actually takes a lot out of me - maybe it's the emotion or possibly the physicality of putting down so much on paper really quickly.

Bronze Sky Four

8x10 watercolor with pastel on paper. I have been doing so may works lately with lots of line, that I thought I would post a piece with a more subtle technique. It is important for me to vary my styles and techniques. This style is actually difficult to do; because, it is so easy to overwork these. If you add too much pastel, it can get "muddied", and you lose the color and the distinct impressions you are trying to achieve. I don't blend pastel very often, because I want this sketchy, modern look. It's a matter of preference. Tell me what you think.