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)

Seasonal

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Autumn Bouquet

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020


 

Autumn Bouquet, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Autumn Bouquet, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Not sure how successful the effort is. Sometimes I can’t tell. It does remind me of 1970’s couch fabric! Detail images below show the different phases of work.


 

  Autumn Bouquet, phase 01   Autumn Bouquet, phase 02   Autumn Bouquet, phase 03
  phase 01   phase 02   phase03

Sunflowers

Monday, October 19th, 2020


 

Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Sunflowers and an abandoned homestead in Nebraska, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

January Thaw 02

Friday, October 16th, 2020


 

January Thaw 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

January Thaw 02, Dogwood along Fallowfield Road near Richmond ON – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
In eastern Ontario, usually about mid-January, snow melts with mild weather for 2 weeks or so. It’s a pleasant break, but winter hits with a vengeance after that and temps don’t warm up again until about mid-March.

Showcased in J. Mane Gallery “Seasons 2020” online exhibition.

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

Overgrown

Monday, October 5th, 2020


 

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

Overgrown in Denton, TX, this old building is now torn down – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper.

Gold in the Mountains 03

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020


 

Gold in the Mountains 03, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Gold in the Mountains 03, Kananaskis Valley, Alberta – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. On sunny September days in the Rockies, it’s impossible to take a bad photo. The seasonal colors of Aspens are glorious; golden yellows made more intense by the backdrop of violet mountains.

Milkweed

Thursday, September 24th, 2020


 

Milkweed along Hwy 69 Kentucky, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Milkweed along Hwy 69 Kentucky, a favorite subject of mine – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Stormy Morning Travel

Sunday, September 20th, 2020


 

Stormy Morning Travel, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Stormy Morning Travel along Hwy 2W, North Dakota – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90lb watercolor paper

Downy Woodpeckers

Friday, September 18th, 2020


 

Downy Woodpeckers, Grand Canyon Park, AZ - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Downy Woodpeckers, Grand Canyon park, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.

Egrets Roosting in Jacaranda

Friday, September 11th, 2020


 

Egrets Roosting, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Egrets Roosting in Jacaranda trees, Ajijic, Mexico, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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