When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them." (Nikki)

"Color! What a deep and mysterious language." (Paul Gauguin)

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First Time in the Garden

Thursday, February 9th, 2023


 

First Time in the Garden, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
First Time in the Garden, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The images below are three phases of the work in progress. I liked the garden details but chose to blur some of them at the edges in order to keep the emphasis on the chick.

  First Time in the Garden, Phase 01 in progress   First Time in the Garden, Phase 02 in progress   First Time in the Garden, Phase 03 in progress

Little Monkey

Tuesday, February 7th, 2023


 
Little Monkey, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Friendly Little Monkey at the Tad Sai Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Koala

Sunday, February 5th, 2023


 

Koala, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Koala at Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

White Tailed Deer portrait

Thursday, February 2nd, 2023


 

White Tailed Deer portrait, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
White Tailed Deer portrait, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Ducks Crossing

Saturday, January 28th, 2023


 

Ducks Crossing, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Ducks Crossing, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Camel Ride

Friday, January 20th, 2023


 
Camel Ride, 16H x 22W inches soft pastels on paper
Camel Ride, Khafre and Step Pyramids at Giza, Egypt – 16H x 22W inches soft pastels on paper. The camel ride I said I’d never take because camels are so stinky, but hey, I was there, never going to return, so gave it a try…. so uncomfortable. How have people traveled for eons on these things?

Exhibition: Emptiness

Friday, December 16th, 2022


 

Petrified Forest - Crystal Forest Trail, AZ - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Petrified Forest, showing online Dec. 15 - Jan. 15, 2023, Exhibizones EmptinessShowing online Dec. 15 – Jan. 15, 2023, Exhibizone’s “Emptiness” – Petrified Forest – Crystal Forest Trail, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White frame with crackle finish, total size 27H x 33W inches.
This piece also won a merit award in Contemporary Art Room’s exhibition, “Trees and Fields”, showing online in December, 2021.

A Pretty Tail

Sunday, September 18th, 2022


 

A Pretty Tail, 16H x 23W inches soft pastels on paper
A Pretty Tail, 16H x 23W inches soft pastels on paper, 22H x 29W inches framed size.

Asian Elephant

Saturday, September 10th, 2022


 

Asian Elephant, Tad Sai Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels
Fusion Art Animal Kingdom Award of Excellence for Asian ElephantAsian Elephant (Aug. 2020), Tad Sai Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Green Tree Frog, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Received “Artistic Excellence” award and now showing in Fusion Art’s 7th Annual “Animal Kingdom” International Online Juried Art Exhibition, September 2022. ‘American Green Tree Frog’ (2022) is also in the exhibition.

Kingdom Animalia

Friday, June 17th, 2022


 

Young Howler Monkey, 11H x 11W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas (2006), $350. Exhibizone Kingdom Animalia 2022 online from 01-Jul-2022 To 31-Jul-2022

Poster for Kingdom Animalia 2022Young Howler Monkey (2006), 11H x 11W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas, $350. Frame unnecessary. Hang on a wall or display on flat surface.
Biafarin / Exhibizone ‘Kingdom Animalia 2022’ showing online from 01-Jul-2022 To 31-Jul-2022.

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