"Glimpses of Early Evening" - 20

Here's my second pastel of the year:

(Pastel on 65-lb black paper)

I'm not generally a fan (and therefore artist) of nature scenes, considering they can be rather common after a while. But if the lighting's right, if the composition beckons me into the scene...then I'll go for it. The thing that really ties this particular piece together -- at least for me -- has to be the dark blue shading on the trees and ground.