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Friday, September 4th, 2020
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. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
Smith Rock State Park, Oregon
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Smith Rock State Park (Oregon), 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on paper
Mt. Hood, Oregon
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Mt. Hood OR, approx. 10H x 14W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 16H x 20W inches, white wood frame with crackle finish.
Driving to the Coast
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
Driving to the Coast, 18H x 24W inches dry pastels on paper
Foxglove
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Foxglove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper – not available – not happy with this so I ripped it up, but will try again in the future.
Fern Song
Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
Fern Song, 12 x 12 inches acrylics on canvas
Honorable Mention, In Full Bloom online exhibition February 7 – March 7, 2020, J. Mane Gallery
Pacific NW Sunset
Thursday, January 30th, 2020
Pacific NW Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
I’ve never really been successful with soft pastels. They are ultra-fussy, ultra-messy, particularly once you start adding dark colors, which leaves you feeling ultra-discouraged at the end of the day.
I’m up for the challenge though, with the additional provocation to use black, which I never use, preferring usually to use purple or blue or other color combos instead. Using black is an offense that will be fun to defy, at least that’s the intention. Black will help the other colors sing with contrast, assuming I’m able to prevent too much accidental blending. Workable fixative is very helpful.
The 18 x 24 inch pad of 140 lb cold pressed no-name watercolor paper that I ordered online does not have the tooth or qualities I like as a painting surface, but is working nicely for soft pastels. There are 6 more pages left in the pad for this pastel series.
Blue Lupine
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
Blue Lupine, 24H x 36W inches acrylics on canvas, frame unnecessary.
Gale Creek
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
Gale Creek, 12 x 12 inches acrylics on canvas, frame unnecessary. 2nd entry for the Square Foot Show, Bismark, ND August 6th-30th, 2019