Some of my favorite subject matters are landscapes in pastels & acrylics of the Borderland and beyond in a traditional and a more graphic Van Gogh style. While I’m not the first person to be inspired by Van Gogh, transforming his loose brushstrokes into pastel strokes changed the way I paint landscapes. The dark purple background makes the bright pastel marks pop! Traditional pastels are done with lots of layering, but just a little blending in the sky.