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)

soft pastels

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Sweet Peas and Beach Rocks

Friday, October 21st, 2022


 

Sweet Peas and Beach Rocks, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Sweet Peas and Beach Rocks, Netarts Bay, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Microbial Diversity 02

Friday, October 14th, 2022


 

Microbial Diversity 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Microbial Diversity 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

A Pretty Tail

Sunday, September 18th, 2022


 

A Pretty Tail, 16H x 23W inches soft pastels on paper
A Pretty Tail, 16H x 23W inches soft pastels on paper, 22H x 29W inches framed size.

Plantarium exhibition

Thursday, September 15th, 2022


 

Sugar Maple Leaves, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
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.

Elk Falls 02

Tuesday, September 13th, 2022


 

Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Asian Elephant

Saturday, September 10th, 2022


 

Asian Elephant, Tad Sai Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels
Fusion Art Animal Kingdom Award of Excellence for Asian ElephantAsian Elephant (Aug. 2020), Tad Sai Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Green Tree Frog, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Received “Artistic Excellence” award and now showing in Fusion Art’s 7th Annual “Animal Kingdom” International Online Juried Art Exhibition, September 2022. ‘American Green Tree Frog’ (2022) is also in the exhibition.

Elk Falls BC

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022


 

Elk Falls, Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Elk Falls – version 01, Vancouver Island, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Abundance

Sunday, August 7th, 2022


 

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

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

Blue Flag Iris

Monday, August 1st, 2022


 

Blue Flag Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Blue Flag Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Showing in Fusion Art’s 8th Annual Leaves & Petals Exhibition through August 2022.


 

* Blue Flag Iris also won a Finalist Award, 2022 Camelback Gallery International Achievement Awards in Pastel.

* Also was in The Lakeland Art Guild 50th Annual Melvin Gallery Art Exhibition, along with Branches ‘n’ Blossoms and Trask River, May – June 2022

Douglas Fir

Saturday, July 30th, 2022


 

Douglas Fir, Salt Spring Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Douglas Fir, Salt Spring Island, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

“The Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) zone describes a unique set of ecosystems found only on southeast Vancouver Island, the islands of the Salish Sea, and the southwest coast of BC. CDF ecosystems are rare and highly endangered. These ecosystems include Douglas-fir forests, as well as Garry oak woodlands, wetlands, estuaries, and other unique communities of plant, animal, and fungi found nowhere else in the world.”  Read more on the Islands Trust website

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