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Sunday, April 16th, 2023
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:
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Yellow!
Monday, April 10th, 2023
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.
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Colville’s Glory Tree
Monday, March 27th, 2023
Colville’s Glory Tree and Lorikeet, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Queensland, Australia – 18H x 24W inches. All of the soft pastel pieces are on 90 lb. watercolor paper.
Green!
Sunday, March 12th, 2023
Green! Arrowhead, genus Saggitaria, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Chinese Pear Blossoms
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
Chinese Pear Blossoms, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Winter Bones
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Winter Bones – lichen and moss on branches and the “bones” of the winter forest are revealed by lack of foliage at a flood zone in Hillsboro OR. A certain chaotic beauty and textures occurred during the first moments of work, so I didn’t tidy and organize the forest too much.
18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”. Details of work as it progressed:
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Orange Groves
Monday, February 20th, 2023
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.
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First Time in the Garden
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
First Time in the Garden, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The images below are three phases of the work in progress. I liked the garden details but chose to blur some of them at the edges in order to keep the emphasis on the chick.
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Moss Season
Monday, January 16th, 2023
Moss Season, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Plantarium exhibition
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Sugar Maple Leaves (Feb. 2021), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Showcased at Gallerium Art’s ‘Plantarium’ – Trees, Leaves, Flowers online exhibition Sept. 15th – Oct. 15th.