"The Blacksmith"

11" x 17", Oil Pastel on sanded art board

While visiting Patricia's family in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) we did a family outing at Heritage Park Historical Village. We both took a number of photos thorough-out the park of the various attractions. In one particular area we noticed a blacksmith working at his anvil so I took a few photos in hopes that one would lend itself for a drawing in the future. The above painting was done from one of those photos. It took a while for me to finish but it was well worth the wait as I felt like this particular drawing really push me to a new level. Out of my comfort zone. Going to try to get a few prints made up before framing it.