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)

animals

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Honorable Mentions

Thursday, June 16th, 2022


 

  Asian Elephant, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Honorable Mention in Contemporary Art Room Online Gallery 'Animals' exhibition   Healthy Squirrel, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Honorable Mention in Contemporary Art Room Online Gallery 'Animals' exhibition  

Honorable Mention certificate, Contemporary Art Room Online Gallery 'Animals' exhibitionAsian Elephant (2020) and Healthy Squirrel (2022) 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, each are $750, framed. Both ‘Honorable Mention’ in Contemporary Art Room Online Gallery ‘Animals’ exhibition, May through June, 2022.

Scarlet Ibis

Thursday, June 2nd, 2022


 

Scarlet Ibis, 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper
Scarlet Ibis, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore – 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper

Camel

Saturday, April 30th, 2022


 

Camel at Gorge Wildlife Park, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Camel at Gorge Wildlife Park, phase 01Camel at Gorge Wildlife Park, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. During the late 19th century, camels were imported to Australia from India and Afghanistan, so hundreds of thousands now roam ferrell.

Left, how I start most of my work: general shapes are outlined, and composition is roughly established.

Fins, Feathers, and Fur

Friday, April 29th, 2022


 

Prairie Dogs, Drumheller, AB - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Prairie Dogs, the Badlands, Drumheller, AB – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

  New Feathers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.   Fruit Bats, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.   Sleepy Sun Bear, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

New Feathers, Fruit Bats and Sleepy Sun Bear, also each 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper… all 4 are included in J. Mane Gallery’s “Fins, Feathers & Fur” online exhibition opening today and on view through May 2022. All four are the same size and price.

Raccoons

Saturday, March 19th, 2022


 

Raccoons, Ottawa ON, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Raccoons, Ottawa ON – soft pastels version – 16H x 22W inches, framed size 27H x 33W”.

New Feathers

Friday, March 4th, 2022


 

New Feathers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
New Feathers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”. A few years back my husband bought 200 little chicks, raised them and sold them as they grew. Such characters, and what a great experience.

Western Sandpipers

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022


 

Western Sandpipers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Western Sandpipers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.

Healthy Squirrel

Sunday, February 13th, 2022


 

Healthy Squirrel, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Healthy Squirrel caught mid-chomp! Seen in January, Coppell, TX – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Petrified Forest

Friday, December 24th, 2021


 

Petrified Forest, Crystal Forest Trail, AZ - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Art Room Gallery merit award for Trees and Fields - Petrified Forest and Kananaskis Valley Petrified Forest, Crystal Forest Trail, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”, white wood frame, crackle finish.

In addition to Kananaskis Valley (mentioned earlier in Grey Cube Gallery Forests and Meadows), this piece won a merit award in Contemporary Art Room’s exhibition, “Trees and Fields”, showing online through December, 2021.

Great Blue Heron

Wednesday, April 28th, 2021


 

Great Blue Heron, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Great Blue Heron, Coppell TX – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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