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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Viper’s Bugloss – Echium vulgare – beside Highway 15 near Franktown, ON – this is the second version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The earlier version done in 2010 was probably my first success with soft pastels. I didn’t try them again until last year.
So cheerful and beautiful with pink buds and blue-violet flowers along tall stems, it’s tempting to pick them for wildflower bouquets, but the plant has tiny spines along the stem and leaves that are very irritating to the skin, so are best enjoyed left where they are, growing en masse in summer fields beside the highways in eastern Ontario.
I was curious about the name… according to the Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism edited by Michael Stuart (c. 1979, 1987 ISBN 0-9999-48911), they were formerly one of the most respected plants used for the treatment of viper’s snake bite venom.
Day Lilies
Saturday, July 10th, 2021
Day Lilies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. After 5 days of chasing an unsuccessful forest piece, I ripped it up, broke free of the frustration and had some fun with a new subject, colors and a completely different style. Art: no rules! This is my answer to “if you’re not enjoying it, why are you still working on it?”
In Full Bloom 2021
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
Prickly Pear Cactus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33 inches.
Chicory, Beautiful Invasion, Blue Flag Iris, and Orange Milkweed are all accepted entries in J. Mane Gallery’s online exhibition: In Full Bloom 2021.
Chicory is sold. All are the same size and price.
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Wild Lupine
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
Wild Lupine, Mount St. Helens WA, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Crocosmia
Sunday, June 13th, 2021
Crocosmia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Firewheels
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
Firewheels, Grapevine TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Here is a link to the Firewheels acrylics painting I did a few years back.
Bearded Iris and Lemon Geranium
Saturday, May 1st, 2021
Bearded Iris and Lemon Geranium, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Branches ‘n’ Blossoms
Sunday, April 18th, 2021
Branches ‘n’ Blossoms, Cherry tree blooming behind hemlock, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
Chicory
Thursday, April 15th, 2021
Chicory, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. Sold.
Crocus
Saturday, April 10th, 2021
Crocus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.