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)

flowers

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Red Geraniums

Thursday, May 25th, 2023


 

Red Geraniums, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Red Geraniums, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Japanese Rose

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023


 

Japanese Rose, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Japanese Rose – Kerria Japonica, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Eastern Redbuds

Tuesday, May 9th, 2023


 

Eastern Redbuds, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Eastern Redbuds, foggy Spring morning in Coppell, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed has white mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Forget Me Nots

Saturday, April 29th, 2023


 

Forget Me Nots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Forget Me Nots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed has white mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Shades of Green

Friday, April 28th, 2023


 

Branches n Blossoms, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W"
Certificate for Shades of Green competitionBranches ‘n’ Blossoms, (2021) 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Finalist in Camelback Gallery’s Shades of Green 2023 Competition and Exhibition.

Enchanted Colors

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023


 

Luminosity, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper


Blue Flag Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches. From April 22 -June 18 the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos (El Prado) is hosting the Pastel Society of New Mexico’s Enchanted Colors.

Luminosity and Blue Flag Iris, both 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, are two of only 73 artists’ works accepted to hang in the museum, so it’s an honor to be a part of this show. 124 paintings are presented digitally in the Virtual Online Interactive Exhibition.

Texas Bluebonnets

Sunday, April 16th, 2023


 

Texas Bluebonnets, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Texas Bluebonnets, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. In the Spring it’s worth taking a long drive in the Texas countryside to see the fields of Bluebonnets.

Detail images give a better sense of this piece:

  Texas Bluebonnets, left central details   Texas Bluebonnets, right central details

Yellow!

Monday, April 10th, 2023


 
Beautiful Invasion: Scotch Broom, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Beautiful Invasion: Scotch Broom along the Oceanside OR beach cliffs, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame, crackle finish. Six pieces are showing in the “Yellow” Contemporary Art Room Gallery online exhibition through April. All 27H x 33W” framed soft pastel pieces are the same price. ‘Goldenrod’ is $300, frame unnecessary.

  Goldenrod, 12 x 12 x 1 inches acrylics on canvas   Luminosity, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   North Saskatchewan River and Canola Fields, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Beach Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Smoky Lake Canola, 20 x 26 inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed premium

Snail

Sunday, April 9th, 2023


 
Snail and pansies, after erasing a good portion of the work, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Snail and pansies, earlier phase, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperSnail and pansies, after erasing a good portion of the work, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
Left, after a day of work, looking too much like a cartoon so I removed a lot of the background. Still not incredibly happy with it, but here is the effort.

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.

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