Back to Pastel

June 7, 2022

Feels good to have a pastel in hand again! I’ve been happily working away in oil to keep up with demand for my work. But it has been a long hiatus. Too long.

Marshall Noice | Young Maples, Dark Hill | Pastel on Paper | 22x22" | 2,200. unframed

I think my work in general leans toward a decidedly intuitive approach to art making. But with the directness of pastel it becomes even more so. Sometimes it feels as though my oil paintings are trying to “catch up” with my pastels. I’m enthralled with this warm manganese violet color that turned up!

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Marshall

Sometimes It's Just About The Light

May 31, 2022

A little haze lifting, a row of young deciduous trees, sun filtered through the foliage, that’s more than enough information to get me started on a painting!

Marshall Noice | Morning Light, Woodland Avenue | Oil on Canvas | 48x60" | 10,300.

I love the quality of light in this one, even if it does lean a bit more toward realism than I typically prefer.

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Marshall

An Apple A Day

May 24, 2022

Often I’ll paint from a pastel sketch that I’ve made on location. This painting was done from memory, a different approach but not unusual for me.

Marshall Noice | Dan's Orchard | Oil on Canvas | 48x48" | 9,300.

The scene is a recollection of a fall visit to an old friend's orchard on the east shore of Flathead Lake. There are fruit trees galore along the lake. An abundance of apples, apricots, plums, and cherries fill the roadside stands and local grocery stores every fall here in Northwest Montana.

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Marshall