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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Vancouver Island Blues

Sunday, May 30th, 2021


 

Vancouver Island Blues, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Vancouver Island Blues, lodgepole pine at Nimkish Lake BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Blues because of the main colors, but also because I’m a little blue that crossing the border into Canada is still so complicated. Hopefully by the end of the year most restrictions will have been lifted!

Summer Breeze – Paper Birch Stand

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021


 

Summer Breeze, Paper Birch Stand, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Summer Breeze, Paper Birch Stand near Campbell River, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper… limited color palette.

Firewheels

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021


 
Firewheels, Grapevine TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Firewheels, Grapevine TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Here is a link to the Firewheels acrylics painting I did a few years back.

York Gum trees

Saturday, May 15th, 2021


 

Eucalyptus loxopleba - York Gum trees, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Eucalyptus loxopleba – York Gum Trees near Hyden, Western Australia – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Apparently the York Gum is a marker of fertile soil in the Wheatbelt. Many have been cleared to make way for agriculture, resulting in weed trees and other invasive species taking over. In this iconic back-road-Australia scene, their charm welcomes us for miles.

Forest Chic

Friday, May 7th, 2021


 

Forest Chic, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Forest Chic, 18H x 24W inches unframed size, soft pastels on 90 lb. watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

The forest interior presents gorgeous layers of texture created by Ponderosa Pine needles hanging from mossy branches year-round in Oregon. This is inspired by my favorite trails in Tualatin Hills Nature Park in Beaverton.

Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Sunday, May 2nd, 2021


 

Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, OR - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanside OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Bearded Iris and Lemon Geranium

Saturday, May 1st, 2021


 

Bearded Iris and Lemon Geranium, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Bearded Iris and Lemon Geranium, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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

Branches ‘n’ Blossoms

Sunday, April 18th, 2021


 

Branches 'n' Blossoms, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Branches ‘n’ Blossoms, Cherry tree blooming behind hemlock, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.

Crocus

Saturday, April 10th, 2021


 

Crocus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Crocus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

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