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

« Previous Entries Next Entries »

North Saskatchewan River

Monday, July 25th, 2022


 

North Saskatchewan River and Canola fields, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Prairie storm while driving from Saskatoon to Blaine Lake, SaskatchewanAfter The Rain, North Saskatchewan River and Canola fields near the Petrofka Bridge and Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan.

18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W” framed size.Tree Road, Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan

Driving north to the Petrofka Bridge, about 60 km from Saskatoon, the land is completely flat. The occasional hills in this area are anomalies, partially created by the North Saskatchewan River cutting through canola farmlands. The river is glacier-fed, running through Edmonton AB, joining with the South Saskatchewan River, and eventually emptying into Hudson’s Bay 1287 kms (800 miles) away.

Fireweed

Saturday, July 23rd, 2022


 

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

Fireweed, Goldenrod and new-growth forest beside the Trans-Canada Highway near Yorkton, Manitoba, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Kootenai National Forest

Tuesday, July 19th, 2022


 

Kootenai National Forest ID, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Kootenai National Forest ID, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W” framed size.

Scenic 2022

Monday, July 18th, 2022


 

Montana Valley, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Drawn earlier this year in Feb. 2022 – will be showing online at Exhibizone’s exhibition, ‘Scenic 2022’, Aug 1st -31st.

Early evening shadows while driving through Montana Valley foothills and grasslands, where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Cape Meares Fog

Monday, July 4th, 2022


 

Cape Meares Fog OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cape Meares Fog OR (2021), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Showing in-gallery at the Art Center of Morrow Bay, CA. Pastel Society of the West Coast 99 Voices in Pastel 2022, June 30th – Aug. 7th

Wild Sweet Peas

Monday, June 20th, 2022


 

Wild Sweet Peas, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Wild Sweet Peas, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Spruce Grove

Tuesday, June 14th, 2022


 

Spruce Grove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Spruce Grove, foggy Oregon coast – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Daisies and Hawkweed

Monday, June 6th, 2022


 

Daisies and Hawkweed, 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper
Daisies and Hawkweed, Stony Swamp Trail, Ottawa ON, 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper

Wild Mustard

Friday, May 27th, 2022


 

Wild Mustard, Coppell TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Wild Mustard, Coppell TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Like most invasive species, beautiful flowering en masse. That and being edible are two of many reasons it has been able to flourish, robbing resources and space usually occupied by Texas Bluebonnets and other native plants now said to be in danger because of it.

Exhibition

Sunday, May 15th, 2022


 

Trask River OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper

  Blue Flag Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Branches 'n' Blossoms, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

These 3 pieces (Trask River OR, Blue Flag Iris, Branches ‘n’ Blossoms) are showing in The Lakeland Art Guild 50th Annual Melvin Gallery Art Exhibition, May13th through June 4th.

Trask River (autumn leaves floating) will also be showing at Las Laguna’s “Golden – 50 or Older” online group exhibition showing June 2nd-30th.

« Previous Entries Next Entries »