The ongoing struggle with landscapes has led me to return to my favorite teacher, Matt at The Virtual Instructor. I have enrolled in the Pastel Landscape Mastery course and this is my first piece.
This is an 11×14 soft pastel on velour paper. I believe the scene is the hills of Italy.
What a nice night for an evening. — Steven Wright
exists to create art which reflects the beauty and the glory of God, to use art to comfort and encourage people, and to inspire others to pursue the arts. 
Keep at it. Don’t stop with your struggles!