"I Dreamed of a Farmhouse" is pastel on sanded paper, 20x26".  I wanted to get my hands back into pastels so I'll be doing a couple more pretty soon.  This is once again starting with a toned background, a warm medium brown color.  There's still a fair amount of it showing through and setting the earthy palette for the piece.  The sky in my source photograph was white and washed out, not at all interesting.  Much of the coloration in this piece is invented and to me feels dreamlike, hence the title.  I always enjoy the softness and glints of color you can achieve with pastel.