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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Double Daisies

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019


 

Double Daisies, 12 x 12 acrylics on canvas
Double Daisies, 12 x 12 acrylics on canvas, frame unnecessary. Entry for the Square Foot show in Bismark, ND in August. There is still another month to paint more to choose 2 entries from.

Queen Anne’s Lace, watercolors

Friday, August 10th, 2018


 

Queen Anne's Lace, 14H x 20W inches watercolors

Queen Anne’s Lace, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on paper

Lilies at Butchart Gardens, BC

Sunday, August 5th, 2018


 

Lilies, 18H x 24W inches graphite on 140 lb cold pressed premium

Lilies at the Butchart Gardens, Victoria BC, 18H x 24W inches graphite on 140 lb cold pressed premium. Detail image:
 

Lilies center right detail

Snapdragons

Sunday, June 17th, 2018


 

Snapdragons, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb premium

Snapdragons, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed premium

Fallow Field

Wednesday, May 16th, 2018


 

Fallow Field, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on paper
Fallow Field with Red Clover, Hillsboro OR countryside, 14H x 20W watercolors. Framed size approx. 20H x 26 inches.

Indian Paintbrush

Tuesday, May 8th, 2018


 

Indian Paintbrush, Mt. St. Helens, WA, 14H x 20W inches watercolors
Indian Paintbrush, Mt. St. Helen’s Washington, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. Framed size approx. 20H x 26W inches – white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

New Zealand sketches

Monday, January 1st, 2018


 

Pukeko or also Australasian Swamp Hen, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils


Agapanthus, near Ambury Regional Park, Mangere, New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils

Agapanthus near Ambury Regional Park, Mangere, New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches quick sketch with WC pencils


Sheep, Mangere park New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils

Sheep, Mangere park New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches quick sketch with WC pencils


Honey Eater on wild flax, New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils

 

Mt. St. Helen’s Indian Paintbrush

Thursday, April 27th, 2017


 
Mt. St. Helen's Indian Paintbrush, 14 x 20 inches watercolors

Mt. St. Helen’s Indian Paintbrush Washington, 14 x 20 inches watercolors work in progress. The mountain and central areas may need to be darker, but I’m going to set this aside for a few days and come back to it. Lower left detail:

Lower left detail of Mt. St. Helen's Indian Paintbrush

 

Smoky Lake Summer

Wednesday, April 12th, 2017


 

Smoky Lake Summer, 14 x 20 inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed premium
Smoky Lake Summer, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed. This is my favorite summertime memory of Alberta… miles of moving shadows across bright Canola fields and expansive, moody skies. The painting started off without the tree but needed a focal point. Detail images:

  Upper left detail of Smoky Lake Canola   Tree detail of Smoky Lake Canola   Lower left Canola detail of Smoky Lake Canola

North Saanich Poppies

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017


 

North Saanich Poppies, 16 x 20 inches W/C on 140 lb. cold pressed premium

North Saanich Poppies, BC Canada – 14H x 20W inches W/C on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. Framed size 20H x 26W inches with white mat, white wood frame with crackle finish.

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