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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Teravarna Gallery’s “Animals” Exhibition

Wednesday, November 6th, 2024


 

Bearded Dragon, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W inches framed size.

  Sea Anemone, Cannon Beach, OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   New Feathers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper  


Honorable Mention Award, Taravarna's 10th Annual Animals ExhibitionReceived Honorable Mentions in Teravarna Gallery’s 10th Annual “Animals”: Bearded Dragon, New Feathers, and Sea Anemone, all 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W inches framed size.

 

Neighborhood Heron

Friday, October 25th, 2024


 

Neighborhood Heron, 11H x 11W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas, wrapped sides painted. Frame unnecessary. Hang on a wall or display on a flat surface. Signed on the side so as not to impose on the composition.
Elements 2024 - Nikki Coulombe PosterShowcased online in Biafarin / Exhibizone’s “Elements 2024” Juried Exhibition Oct. 26th – Nov. 26th: Neighborhood Heron (sold), part of the Magic Square Series, each 11H x 11W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas, wrapped sides painted, frame unnecessary. Attractive hung on a wall or displayed on a flat surface.

 

“Landscapes” Exhibition

Saturday, October 12th, 2024


 

Heber River, BC, 27H x 33W soft pastels on paper
Heber River, BC Canada, 27H x 33W inches framed, soft pastels on paper is showcased in The Artist Space Gallery’s “Landscapes” Exhibition through October, then archived for a year.

Leaves and Petals

Saturday, October 5th, 2024


 

Prickly Pear Cactus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Prickly Pear Cactus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper – 27H x 33W” framed, won Honorable Mention in Fusion Art’s 10th Annual Leaves and Petals Exhibition and competition.

Fusion Art Gallery Leaves and Petals Exhibition, Honorable MentionPrickly Pear Cactus is native to the Americas including Mexico, an important food source for desert animals and for humans, but now threatened to extinction by a cactus moth that has no known natural predators in the US. In 2021, a wasp was exported from South America to Texas to help control the spread of moth devastation.

 

Elements of Nature

Monday, September 23rd, 2024


 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W inches framed
Moody Weather, Best in Show, J Mane Gallery Elements of Nature 2024Won Best in Show and Featured Artist as part of the award, in J. Mane Gallery’s Elements of Nature 2024 with Moody Weather, Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Teravarna’s 8th “Color” Exhibition

Saturday, September 21st, 2024


 

Sumac, Fairy Lake BC, 12H x 16W inches oil pastels on paper, 16 x 20 " with white mat

         
  Herb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W inches framed size   Orange Milkweed,15 x 22 inches watercolors, sold  
         

Honorable Mention Award in Teravarna's 8th "Color" International Juried Art CompetitionHonorable Mention in Teravarna’s 8th “Color” International Juried Art Competition:

Sumac, Fairy Lake BC, 12H x 16W inches oil pastels on paper, 16 x 20 ” with white mat

Herb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W inches framed size

Orange Milkweed, Kentucky 15 x 22 inches watercolors on paper, sold

Oystercatchers and Mallards

Tuesday, July 30th, 2024


 

Oystercatchers, (2020) 18H x 24W inches watercolors on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Mallards, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperOystercatchers, (2020), 18H x 24W inches watercolors on paper and Mallards at Rood Bridge Park pond, Hillsboro OR (drawn and initially posted on April 30th), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Framed sizes are 27H x 33W inches with white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Both in the exhibition, ‘Flowing and Flying’, at d’Art Center gallery in Norfolk, VA August 1 – 31st. (Aug. 29 note: Oystercatchers sold!)

Exhibizone’s Seasons: Summer 2024

Sunday, July 7th, 2024


 

Damselfly at Xi Niu He, China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, Framed size 27H x 33W inches white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Damselfly at Xi Niu He, China, (Rhino’s Horn River), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, Framed size 27H x 33W inches white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Showcased online in Exhibizone’s “Seasons: Summer” 2024, July 8th – Oct. 8th

Seasons 2024

Sunday, June 30th, 2024


 

January Thaw 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
January Thaw, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased and won a Platinum Award in J. Mane Gallery’s 2024 Seasons online July 1st- August. Also in the Show:

  Lotus Blossom, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Red Geraniums, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Luminosity, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish   Indian Paintbrush, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Butterfly Bush

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024


 

Butterfly Bush - invasive Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
True Beauty 2024 - Nikki Coulombe - Butterfly Bush - Artwork BadgeShowing in Exhibizone’s True Beauty June 12-Aug. 12th, 2024
 Butterfly Bush – Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Beautiful invasion: Native to central China and an ornamental in North American gardens, the Butterfly Bush is viewed as invasive in many countries across the world. Originally drawn and posted April 7th, 2024.

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