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)

Australia

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Animals of the Planet 2024

Monday, April 29th, 2024


 

Feeding Cockatoos at Apollo Bay, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Exhibizone Badge for Animals of the Planet 2024Feeding Cockatoos at Apollo Bay, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, drawn and originally published on Jan. 3rd, 2021. 27H x 33W” with white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased online in Exhibizone’s Animals of the Planet 2024 April 29th through June 29th.

In Full Bloom 2023

Friday, August 11th, 2023


 

Eucalyptus Flowers and Seed Pods, 20H x 16W inches acrylics on canvas

In Full Bloom 2023 Silver Award for Eucalyptus Flowers and Seed PodsEucalyptus Flowers and Seed Pods, 20H x 16W inches acrylics on canvas with weathered-look wood frame, has won a Silver Award in the 2023 In Full Bloom Online Art Exhibition at J. Mane Gallery, August 14th through Sept.

The Twelve Apostles

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023


 

The Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

The Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Gone Wild 2023

Thursday, May 4th, 2023


 

Bearded Dragon, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bearded Dragon (2021) roaming the City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Australia – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Showcased in Las Laguna Art Gallery’s “Gone Wild 2023” May 4th – 27th, 2023.

Colville’s Glory Tree

Monday, March 27th, 2023


Colville's Glory Tree and Lorikeet, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Colville’s Glory Tree and Lorikeet, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Queensland, Australia – 18H x 24W inches. All of the soft pastel pieces are on 90 lb. watercolor paper.

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

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.

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.

Red Kangaroos and Wallabies

Sunday, February 28th, 2021


 

Red Kangaroos and Wallabies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Red Kangaroos and Wallabies under a large Eucalyptus tree, Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Bearded Dragon

Monday, February 8th, 2021


 

Bearded Dragon, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bearded Dragon, City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Australia – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

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