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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Skies

Saturday, November 18th, 2023


 

Cumulonimbus - Montana Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cumulonimbus: Montana Sunset (2020), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. For many years I’ve wanted to try painting night skies. In July 2007, I was driving through Montana to Alberta as the setting sun bounced golden-pink hues through the already fantastic storm clouds. I pulled over and took some photos, thinking that even if they didn’t turn out, something is better than nothing. Reference photos don’t have to be perfect to bring back the experience of a particular moment; they are just a starting point. I intend to paint this with acrylics when I’m through with my soft pastel kick.
Six pieces are showcased in Art Room Gallery’s “Skies” Nov. 17 – Dec. 17, 2023.

  Storm at Dawn, Denman Island BC Canada - 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper   Alberta Bound, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Summer Storm, Montana, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper  
  Summer on the Prairie, Smoky Lake, Alberta, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed.   Morning Has Broken, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on watercolor paper   Finalist certificate for Art Room Gallery Skies Exhibition  
             

9th Annual Leaves & Petals

Monday, September 4th, 2023


 

Double Daisies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Red Geraniums, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperDouble Daisies and Red Geraniums, both 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper are showcased for three months in Fusion Art’s 9th Annual Leaves & Petals online exhibition.

Both have white mats and white 27H x 33W” wood frames with crackle finish.

Creative Minds 2023

Tuesday, August 15th, 2023


 

Cycad Leaf Fossil Chair, Homage to the history of Earth, 29 x 29 x 29 inches, refurbished vintage chair, woven canvas strips, plaster cured, sanded, carved, extinct Myalina fossils, acrylics, varnish, waxed. Functional, durable.

Cycad Leaf Fossil Chair, homage to the history of Earth, 29H x 29W x 29D inches up-cycled plastic vintage chair base, woven canvas strips, layers of plaster gradually cured, sanded and carved. Painted with acrylics, finished with varnish, and waxed to enhance colors. Functional art, very comfortable, durable.  Now being showcased at Creative Minds – 2023 exhibition, August 15 – Oct. 15, organized by Exhibizone and powered by @Biafarin platform.

       
  Starting to carve front right detail of Fossil Chair Cycad Fossil Chair, first paint application after first carved surface Fossil Chair, Homage to Earth and Trees, carved front left detail
  Fossil Chair, carved front right detail Fossilized Myalina shells and stones, back details of Fossil Chair Back details of Fossil Chair, fossilized shells and stones, painted patterns of Paleozoic Lepidodendron - first trees on Earth - bark with leaf scars
    Myalina Fossils I found in Dallas, Texas USA Encyclopedia Brittanica entry about the extinct Myalina fossil

Creative Minds 2023 Exhibizone - Biafarin certificateThe front of this chair is a rendition of the fossil of a Cycad leaf from the first species of palm-like trees that grew about 50 million years ago. The original Cycad leaf fossil was discovered in a Wyoming riverbed. The circumference on the back of this chair has an informal mosaic embedded with pebbles and authentic fossils of an extinct clam I found in a playground in the Dallas, Texas area.  The extinct genus of shells called Myalina are estimated to be 345 – 225 – million years old.
Completing the back of the chair, the surface is textured along with patterns of the bark and leaf scars of a fossilized Paleozoic Lepidodendron, a primitive species of the very first trees on earth, reaching heights of 130 feet (40 m) tall, with leaves that grew flat directly along the bark around 400 million years ago.

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.

Kingdom Animalia Exhibition

Monday, July 31st, 2023


 

A Pretty Tail, 16H x 23W inches soft pastels on paper
Kingdom Animalia certificateA Pretty Tail, 16H x 23W inches soft pastels on paper is showcased in Exhibizone’s Kingdom Animalia online exhibition showing Aug. 1st – Sept. 30th, 2023.

“COLOR 2023”

Friday, June 9th, 2023


 

Herb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
'Gardenia' Exhibition CertificateHerb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Showing at the 3 Square Art Gallery in Fort Collins, CO 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, “COLOR 2023” June 9 – July 14, 2023.

Showcased online in Biafarin – Exhibizone’s Gardenia 2023 International Group Exhibition June 1 – August 1, 2023.

In Fusion Art’s Lines, Shapes and Objects online Competition and Exhibition through June 2023.

Online exhibition, “Green”

Sunday, June 4th, 2023

Green Tree Frog, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

       
  Heber River, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper Microbial Diversity 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper  
       


Contemporary Art Room Gallery online exhibition, Green Award CertificateContemporary Art Room Gallery online exhibition, “Green” showing June through July, 2023

 

Time

Thursday, June 1st, 2023


 

The Hands Of Time, 27H x 33W inches graphite on paper

'Time' Exhibition certificate
The Hands of Time, 27H x 33W inches graphite on paper.

Showcased in Biafarin – Exhibizone’s “Time” online exhibition June 1st – Aug. 1st, 2023.

Precious

Wednesday, May 31st, 2023


 

Young Howler Monkey, 11H x 11W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas (2006)
'Precious' exhibition certificateYoung Howler Monkey (2009), 11H x 11W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas. Hang on a wall or display on flat surface.

Showcased in Exhibizone’s “Precious” International Online Group Exhibition June 1st – July 31st.

Also previously showed in Biafarin / Exhibizone ‘Kingdom Animalia 2022’July 1-2022 To July 31, 2022.

“Wings” Exhibition

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023


 

New Feathers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
'Wings' Exhibition CertificateNew Feathers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased in Exhibizone’s “Wings 2023” online Exhibition June 1st – July 31st.

Also previously showed in J. Mane Gallery’s “Fins, Feathers & Fur” online exhibition through May 2022.

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