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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Wyoming Rockscape

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020


 

Wyoming Rockscape, Bighorn National Forest, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
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 OR,24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper

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.

Abstracts online exhibition

Friday, December 4th, 2020


 
The Sound of Silence - 2009, 36H x 24W x 2D acrylics on canvas, trim frame

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 WC on paper and Multnomah Falls - 2017, 18 x 24 inches WC on paper

Birch – 2012, 12H x 16W inches watercolors and Multnomah Falls – 2017, 18 x 24 inches watercolors

Queen Anne's Lace - 2018, 14H x 20W WC on paper and Spring Garden Mix - 2013, 18H x 24 oil pastels on paper

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 OR - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Summer Leaves, Trask River, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Matthiessen State Park, IL

Saturday, November 21st, 2020


 

Matthiessen State Park, IL - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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 Park, TX - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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.

Swallows’ Nest

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020


 

Swallows Nest, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Swallows’ Nest at Dosewallips State Park rest area, Hwy 101 WA – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.

Sleepy Sun Bear

Friday, October 30th, 2020


 

Sleepy Sun Bear, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Sleepy Sun Bear, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Asian Sun Bear, Fort Worth Zoo, TXI took some great photos of this sun bear soaking up the sun on a warm winter day at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas – what a character. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the Asian Sun Bear as vulnerable because the population has declined by 35% in the past 30 years.

Seasons 2020 exhibition

Thursday, October 29th, 2020


 
Mossy Melody - 2018, 14H x 20W inches unframed size, watercolors

Mossy Melody – 2018, 14H x 20W inches unframed size, watercolors

Accepted in J. Mane Gallery Seasons 2020, exhibiting online through November.

Japanese Maple, Trask River, and January Thaw, all 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, unframed size

Japanese Maple, Trask River, and January Thaw, all done in 2020 and are 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, unframed size

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