My favorite "passing of time" is sitting on a large busy square in a big city, watching people passing by. New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam, it doesn’t matter where.

It doesn’t matter what people look like. Young, old, ugly or beauty queens. A happy face of a child playing or somebody old showing the signs of time. So many different faces and every one of them is unique in its own way. The same goes for cats and dogs. A stray, a mutt or a dog show champion. They’re all cute. Look into a dog’s eyes and you can tell what he is up to.

Human eyes can tell a story of life itself. That’s what I want to capture in my portraits.

Pastel is an excellent medium for rendering dramatic qualities of light in a portrait. The colors are immensely varied from soft delicate tints to bright vibrant hues and rich deep darks. The advantage of a powdery medium like pastel is that it is easily blended to create a range of subtle and beautiful effects. Every face is worth drawing

Shows and Prizes

 I work from photographs, taken by myself or others. My medium is pastel.

• 2002  honorable mention in the Doylestown Art League juried show: "Haunting Eyes" - portrait of the Afghan girl
   

• 2003 accepted in the Doylestown Art League juried show: “Mom, may I keep it?” - portrait of son Thomas
   

• 2004 accepted in Doylestown Art League juried show: "Kashmir" - portrait of man from Kashmir India
   

• 2006 honorable mention in the Tinicum art show: "Dhamar" - portrait of Newfoundland dog
   

• 2006 accepted in Phillips’ Mill art show: "Dhamar" - portrait of Newfoundland dog
   

• 2007 second place pastel in  Doylestown Art League juried show: "Dolly" - portrait of Delaware Mule

P.S.   Cora Vlug is born and raised in the Netherlands and since 2000 living in beautiful and picturesque Bucks County Pennsylvania, with spouse and two sons.