Ouimet Canyon, ON Canada
Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
According to written information about this amazing place, the 100 metre deep (330 ft), 150 M (490 ft) wide gorge formed a billion years ago, when earth split due to advancing glaciers, then most likely the tremendous amounts of water released during their retreat, and erosion of the slabs by wind and rain.
It was a rainy day, so the park was tourist-free, and I was able to experience the park alone. In a meditative state of mind, foggy atmosphere enhanced the sense of mystery. I imagined the violent forces that created this wonder, and within the scale of a few small moments, tried to comprehend how much time a billion years is.
Campfire Smoke
Sunday, December 20th, 2020
Campfire Smoke, Yosemite National Park CA, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
Wyoming Rockscape
Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Wyoming Rockscape, Bighorn National Forest, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on watercolor paper
Shepperd’s Dell Falls
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
Shepperd’s Dell Falls, East Historic Columbia River, Corbett, Oregon – 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper. Interesting that a change as trivial as flipping the format to portrait threw me off my game for a bit, and it took a while to adapt.
Landscapes of the Mind
Sunday, December 6th, 2020
Two pieces will be showing at the Landscapes of the Mind exhibition at the First Floor Gallery, Santa Clarita city hall December 2020 through March 19, 2021. Here is the link to the virtual exhibition (work shown is not to scale). My two pieces, The Campsite and Winter Forest: Dogwood, both watercolors, are located just to the right as you enter, behind the central walls.
Abstracts online exhibition
Friday, December 4th, 2020
The Sound of Silence – 2009, 36H x 24W x 2D acrylics on canvas, trim frame
Five pieces were accepted into the J. Mane Gallery online exhibition Abstracts 2020 showing through December. All are available for sale, listed on the left sidebar.
Birch – 2012, 12H x 16W inches watercolors and Multnomah Falls – 2017, 18 x 24 inches watercolors
Queen Anne’s Lace – 2018, 14H x 20W watercolors and Spring Garden Mix – 2013, 18H x 24 oil pastels
Summer Leaves
Friday, November 27th, 2020
Summer Leaves, Trask River, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Matthiessen State Park, IL
Saturday, November 21st, 2020
Matthiessen State Park, Illinois US – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
This park located near Oglesby epitomizes the word “anomaly”. The surrounding landscape is flat for miles and miles, with a lot of farm fields and no hint at all that such pockets of vastly different ecosystems occur side by side, merging so abruptly. In fact, we know a guy who grew up an hour from there and he didn’t even know it existed! There are a few other hiking trails and hidden canyons with waterfalls in the area too.
Zebras at Fossil Rim
Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Zebras at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Fossil Rim is a wonderful drive-through park, dedicated to conservation, research, training and education. You may be greeted by guanacos, zebras and ostrich, and can take your own time, but there are also guided tours.
Golden Lion Tamarin
Sunday, November 8th, 2020
Golden Lion Tamarin at the Dallas World Aquarium, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper.
These sweet little primates are only about 10 inches and 1.5 lb full-grown. They are considered an endangered species, with an estimated 3,200 confined to areas of tropical rainforest in southeastern Brazil.
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