These paintings are in both oil and pastel. Pastel is a relatively new medium for me and I'm enjoying using it, and I find oils and pastels very complementary. As both an artist and musician, painting and music seem very similar to me - and while painting I consider elements common to both art and music, such as composition, harmony, rhythm, balance, tone, counterpoint, contrast, and tempo, etc. I hope you enjoy looking at these paintings as much as I did making them!