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)

Oregon

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Lupine

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021


 

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

Lupine, Sherwood, OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb WC paper.

Snow Day 02: Rose Hips

Friday, January 29th, 2021


 

Snow Day 02: Rose Hips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Snow Day 02: Rose Hips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Snow Day 01

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021


 

Snow Day, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Snow Day 01, Hillsboro OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cedar Waxwings

Thursday, January 14th, 2021


 

Cedar Waxwings, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Cedar Waxwings in the Red-Hot Poker flowers, seed heads forming… Hillsboro, OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

I’ve seen this only twice, for just one or two mornings during Spring when the Red-Hot Poker flowers are at their peak. This is why I have my camera handy at all times. Wings fluttering, the birds would lose their balance and change positions as the tall stocks bent from their weight, hovering briefly to sip the nectar of the fresh flower buds. Last summer I watched Cedar Waxwings hovering beside branches to eat tree berries, and on another occasion, flying out to catch bugs in mid-air. Some things you only see once, and it feels so special to be in the right place at the right time.

Shepperd’s Dell Falls

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020


 

Shepperd's Dell Falls OR,24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper

Shepperd’s Dell Falls, East Historic Columbia River, Corbett, Oregon – 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper. Interesting that a change as trivial as flipping the format to portrait threw me off my game for a bit, and it took a while to adapt.

Summer Leaves

Friday, November 27th, 2020


 

Summer Leaves, Trask River OR - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Summer Leaves, Trask River, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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

Duck Silhouettes

Friday, October 9th, 2020


 

Duck Silhouettes, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Duck Silhouettes, Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

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

Trask River, Tillimook OR

Monday, August 31st, 2020


 

Trask River, Tillimook OR - 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper

Trask River, Tillimook OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper.  Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.

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