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)

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Summer Storm

Friday, May 12th, 2023


 

Cochrane AB - Summer Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cochrane, Alberta – Summer Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

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.

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

Colorium 2023

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023


 
Beach Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Exhibizone's Colorium Exhibition badgeBeach Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper is showcased in the Gallerium-Bafarin online exhibition, entitled Colorium April 10 – May 10, 2023.

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

Rainbow in The Rockies

Monday, March 20th, 2023


 
Rainbow in the Rockies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Rainbow in the Rockies, detailsRainbow in The Rockies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Detail image, left.

Landscapes 2023

Monday, March 6th, 2023


 

Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”. ‘Elk Falls’ is showcased in the Biafarin – Exhibizone’s True Beauty online exhibition March 20th – April 20th, 2023.

  Kananaskis Valley, Alberta Canada - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Cape Meares Fog, Oregon, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Coeur d'Alene National Forest ID, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Queenstown Peaks, New Zealand - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

J Mane Gallery Landscapes 2023 Platinum Award Certificate for Elk Falls

Won a Platinum award in the J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2023 Exhibition showing online March 6th – April 10th, 2023.

Also in the ‘Landscapes 2023’ show are Kananaskis Valley (Alberta Canada), Cape Meares Fog (Oregon), Coeur d’Alene National Forest (Idaho), and Queenstown Peaks (New Zealand), all 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. To purchase any of these 5 pieces, use the Paypal tab below and specify the artwork title.

Multnomah Falls

Tuesday, February 28th, 2023


 

Multnomah Falls, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Multnomah Falls – soft pastels version – 18H x 24W inches, framed size 27H x 33W.

Orange Groves

Monday, February 20th, 2023


 

Orange Grove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
California Agriculture: Orange Grove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. I can’t seem to get a decent enough photo showing true colors, tones and details. Below are detail images of small, cropped sections taken from left and right, colors still darker and more abrupt than the original.

  Left detail of Orange Grove, soft pastels   Right detail of Orange Grove, soft pastels  

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