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)

expressionism

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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.

Landscapes of the Mind

Sunday, December 6th, 2020


 
The Campsite and Winter Forest Dogwood exhibiting in Landscapes of the Mind, Santa Clarita CA

Two pieces will be showing at the Landscapes of the Mind exhibition at the First Floor Gallery, Santa Clarita city hall December 2020 through March 19, 2021. Here is the link to the virtual exhibition (work shown is not to scale). My two pieces, The Campsite and Winter Forest: Dogwood, both watercolors, are located just to the right as you enter, behind the central walls.

 

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

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

Autumn Bouquet

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020


 

Autumn Bouquet, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Autumn Bouquet, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Not sure how successful the effort is. Sometimes I can’t tell. It does remind me of 1970’s couch fabric! Detail images below show the different phases of work.


 

  Autumn Bouquet, phase 01   Autumn Bouquet, phase 02   Autumn Bouquet, phase 03
  phase 01   phase 02   phase03

January Thaw 02

Friday, October 16th, 2020


 

January Thaw 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

January Thaw 02, Dogwood along Fallowfield Road near Richmond ON – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
In eastern Ontario, usually about mid-January, snow melts with mild weather for 2 weeks or so. It’s a pleasant break, but winter hits with a vengeance after that and temps don’t warm up again until about mid-March.

Showcased in J. Mane Gallery “Seasons 2020” online exhibition.

Spanish Moss

Sunday, October 4th, 2020


 

Spanish Moss, Creyke Point, Vancouver Island BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Spanish Moss, Creyke Point, Vancouver Island BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Gold in the Mountains 03

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020


 

Gold in the Mountains 03, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Gold in the Mountains 03, Kananaskis Valley, Alberta – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. On sunny September days in the Rockies, it’s impossible to take a bad photo. The seasonal colors of Aspens are glorious; golden yellows made more intense by the backdrop of violet mountains.

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