Creek Crossing

That shimmery shallow water is wonderful!

Aaah! MY Hughes Creek! I LOVE Hughes Creek!! It holds so many wonderful childhood memories.
Lynda it is stunning!

Lol oh I know that feeling of frustration about the blue lol – I’m painting more this year and just working on an expressive one – and darn it if I couldn’t find the right blue :-) This is a beautiful painting. Rock on 2009!

40 in the shade???!!!! Gosh you and adgray are suffering. It’s a lot cooler up her in SE Qld but I won’t hold my breath….

When we got back from the Blue Mts beginning Jan we had 50 mls in the rain guage and a few showers since then. The weather map shows a lot more coming down from up north – but nothing much happening. I sure feel for you all down there Lynda. That brassy sky got to me for years – couldn’t stand it. Thankfully everything’s green here. But very humid.

Wow Lynda – cant see me producing work like this for a long looong time …....if at all! you are the pastel Queen! fabulous detail and the colours in the water seem just right to me. A fav.

This is so beautiful – I love the reflections!

Beautiful!!

Hear! Hear! wine or no wine I agree with you!!! I looove detail – to get something as realistic as you can amazes me..! you do that

Beautiful detail and colors…looks like a feature to me!!!

Awesome work!!

another WOW Lynda…. I’d giveall my socks for 40 degrees…. enjoy. your efforts and sweat are so worth it! xx

Your pastels have given me such a sense of what the landscape is like there in your part of Australia. There’s something rugged and beautiful about it. This painting just deepens my appreciation for the land and your talent, Lynda. Congrats on another fine work.

THe way you have painted light into this and the water are pure perfection Lynda….excellent work..anna ; )

beautifully captured

Suberb, as usual Lynda !!!
we are still shivering in sub-zero temperatures, here and part of the north where I am, has had heavy flooding !

No wonder you’re getting so many comments Lynda, this is pure magic. My favourite paintings are those which seem to sparkle; parts looking brighter than the support they’re painted on, and you manage that difficult skill perfectly.

Hello Lynda,

Beaufiful painting. You have such shimmering colorful reflections in the water. The whole painting shimmers with life.

Baird Risdon

Gorgeous- such breathtaking use of colour- you’re the master xxxxxx

I lost my words. all people above said what i wanted to say. i just repeat one phrase someone said, ” you are the pastel queen”.

Don’t feel blue about your blue – this looks just great , and anyway how could I not like it with a name like Hughes (my maiden name)!

A Beautiful Pastel ! Very lovely you captured the essence of the water with your fine reflections and the shallow bottom & the wonderful landscape all around ..and it reads beautiful to my eye, Kudo’s

Lyn, its -9 Degrees here its cold!!!!!!

this is a lovely piece of work, i wish i could draw or paint, you have portrayed the scene beautifully, even with the shallows and reflections, and i love the colours you have used..very nice well done :)) k

CONGRATS!!

Chosen as the #1 Featured Piece of the Day (January 15, 2009)
in the All About Water group!

Amazing talent and beautiful work!

Awesome work,well done!

This is absolutely gorgeous work sweet Lynda..:-))

Jay xoxoxoxoxo

Oh, Lynda, this is marvelous!!! I love it! What skill you have, my friend! Thank you for blessing us with this glorious “new edition”! – And congratulations on your “Shades of Pale” as the new avatar for Still Life and Florals and Pastels! – Pat

Thank you so much sweet Lynda,
thank you for kind compliment wish it was true..!!hehehehehe
Hope your evening is good honey!

Jay xoxxoxo

Hey Linda…this is one of the best pastel works i had ever seen on RB…so much depth and livelyness…my god..i can just dream of making a painting so real like this…water effects and reflections are out of this world….i appreciate your artistic excellence and thank Irene for letting the world know who you are..!!!!

Wonderful textures & lighting in this one Lynda, just love the dappled blue light in the foreground, by the way,did you have Grandma,s makeup when you finished this !!!!

Have you thought of doing a self portrait ! after the makeup goes on !!!!! it could go in the modern art catergory !

It’s beautiful, Lynda! Wow! So many beautiful colors!

gorgeous work Lynda, nicely crafted

Ha, know the place. Originally from Euroa

They are, very dry though. Gooram Falls is gorgeous country, just out of Euroa towards Merton. Love the whole NE, beautiful part of the world.

Brilliant work,well done!

Thank you so much Richard. Your comment is appreciated.

Challenge Winner!!

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And you can now see it on the home page…............. WOW had to search through 75 pages to find this work to feature…. Tired now.. ;)

Congrats for top three, Lynda!

Hi Lynda, Congratulations on your success in the challenge!! Cheers, Paul.

wow your a lengend mate, thats so amazing. with my pastels i find it impossible to find all the right colours so i exaggerate my colours a little bit but still keeping it real. i love the water, even if you say it wasnt the right blue, it has a some sort of oily look to it which is beautiful. nice work mate

Amazing Work. Well done Lynda

Stunning Lynda

That is just beautiful …Would love to be able to jump right into it . Looks so peaceful !!

Every time I see a painting like this , I want to be there…...lazing, or having a picnic.

superb light & the water is just something else

Well done on the feature Lyn, so well deserved, this is exquisite work…......anna : )

your work is so detailed and beautiful. inspiring. love the colours also