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)

landscapes

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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.

Summer Forest

Thursday, October 15th, 2020


 

Summer Forest, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Summer Forest, Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Beaverton OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. Phases of work are in thumbnails below. It might have been ok if left alone after phase 02, but it seemed too ordinary, so I pushed it beyond.

  Summer Forest, Phase 01 work in progress, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Summer Forest, Phase 02 work in progress, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Summer Forest, Phase 03 work in progress, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
  phase 01   phase 02   phase03

Mountain Goats

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020


 

Mountain Goats, Sandpoint ID, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Mountain Goats near Sandpoint, Idaho – early summer, so mama is molting. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Abandoned

Saturday, September 26th, 2020


 

Abandoned, Taos NM, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Abandoned farm near Taos New Mexico, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Longhorns, Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Monday, September 21st, 2020


 

Longhorns, Scottsbluff, Nebraska -18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Longhorns, Scottsbluff, Nebraska -18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper.

This is a compilation of scenery by the monument area and cows on a farm that were closer to town. On this hot summer day, the longhorn were bothered by the flies. I sat by the road and watched them for quite a while because the way they sport those horns is fascinating, and the horns-size on the bull seem kind of impossible. Another newborn calf, a white one, was nearby in the long grass.

Post-dated note: Accepted in the J. Mane Gallery’s Fins, Feathers and Fur 2020 exhibition.

Stormy Morning Travel

Sunday, September 20th, 2020


 

Stormy Morning Travel, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Stormy Morning Travel along Hwy 2W, North Dakota – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90lb watercolor paper

Downy Woodpeckers

Friday, September 18th, 2020


 

Downy Woodpeckers, Grand Canyon Park, AZ - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Downy Woodpeckers, Grand Canyon park, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.

Egrets Roosting in Jacaranda

Friday, September 11th, 2020


 

Egrets Roosting, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Egrets Roosting in Jacaranda trees, Ajijic, Mexico, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Mount Wellington Summit, Tasmania

Sunday, September 6th, 2020


 

Mount Wellington, Tasmania- 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Mount Wellington Summit, officially named kunyani, Tasmania – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Google: kunanyi (pronounced koo-narn-yee) means ‘mountain’ in palawa kani, the beautifully revived language of Tasmanian Aborigines.

Wilson River, Oregon

Friday, September 4th, 2020


 

Wilson River, Oregon - 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper

Wilson River, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on 140 lb watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish. Showcased in the J. Mane Gallery’s Seasons 2020 exhibition

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