Pastel Landscapes by Robin Street-Morris
Robin Street-Morris grew up in Michigan and now works in San Diego, California. Her works are strange, eerie yet calm watercolour, and pastel landscapes. They evoke many a dark foggy night or misty morning.
Dawn Parts the Mist, mixed media on paper
These images could be described as vague, or hazy, but I find that they remind me of impressionist works, in that they depict more of a glance at the landscape, a feeling, rather than a long-developed photo. Robin uses a mixture of watercolours and pastels on wet paper to create the smoky effect in her artworks.
Nemeton I, mixed media on paper
Her Nocturnes series is especially haunting, depicting nighttime landscapes - the mystery of a dark forest, or the cold blue of a sky at dusk. She utilizes pinpricks of lighter colours, which sometimes look like fireflies or stars, to illustrate human intervention into these nature scapes, bringing in light which is a focal point or a distraction.
Crows Above Basilica, mixed media on paper
These and more images are avilable on Robin's art website.