Port Angeles, Washington
Saturday, August 22nd, 2020
Port Angeles, Washington, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper. 32H x 26W inches framed size.
Thunderbird Park Totems
Wednesday, August 19th, 2020
Thunderbird Park Totems, Victoria BC, Canada – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
Cormorants, Moeraki New Zealand
Saturday, August 15th, 2020
Cormorants, Moeraki New Zealand, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels
Framed size 22H x 26W inches white mat, white frame with crackle finish.
Post-dated note: Accepted in the J. Mane Gallery’s Fins, Feathers and Fur 2020 exhibition
Serenity
Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
Serenity, The Moor Klein Bylaer, Holland – 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on paper. Photo inspiration thanks to Willem van Leuveren Sr. Here is his main website. I never use other’s photos for my artwork but I was so moved by Willem’s photo, I asked for his permission to use it. Finished pieces are not replicas of the photos I use to create them. They stir up a lifetime of experiences and memories. Thanks so much, Willem!
Smith Rock State Park, Oregon
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Smith Rock State Park (Oregon), 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on paper
Muscovy Ducklings
Monday, August 10th, 2020
Muscovy Ducklings, 16H x 22W inches soft pastels on paper. Like the graphite version, credit for photo inspiration and thanks goes to Kala, whose website is Kaptured by Kala.
Muscovy Ducklings
Saturday, August 8th, 2020
Muscovy Ducklings, 18H x 24W inches graphite on paper. Photo inspiration, credit and thanks goes to Kala, whose website is Kaptured by Kala.
The Terracotta Army
Thursday, August 6th, 2020
The Terracotta Army, Xi’an, China – 18H x 24W inches graphite, soft pastel on paper – work in progress. We visited China in 2016 so this is done from my own photos. The drawing looked boring so I added some stylized traditional Chinese characters that translate the title, “Terracotta Army”. Some tones and details need a bit more work. Here’s a link to Wikipedia with info about the sculptures.
Mom and Dad’s Hands
Monday, July 27th, 2020
Mom and Dad’s Hands, 16H x 20W inches graphite on paper. Excerpt from Paul Simon’s “I Don’t Believe” on the album, ‘Surprise’:
“I don’t believe A heart can be filled to the brim Then vanish like mist As though life were a whim”.
Great Egrets
Saturday, July 25th, 2020
Great Egrets, Coppell, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.