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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Shore Birds

Sunday, December 17th, 2023


 

Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Detail images:

  Left detail of Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC   Central detail of Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC  
         

Elk Falls Suspension Bridge View

Friday, December 8th, 2023


 

Elk Falls Provincial Park 03, view from the suspension bridge, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Elk Falls Provincial Park 04, view from the suspension bridge, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Astoria, OR

Monday, December 4th, 2023


 

Astoria, OR - Between Sun and Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Astoria, OR landscape – Between Sun and Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach OR

Thursday, November 30th, 2023


 

Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Haystack Rock, protected as part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Cannon Beach OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Skies

Saturday, November 18th, 2023


 

Cumulonimbus - Montana Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cumulonimbus: Montana Sunset (2020), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. For many years I’ve wanted to try painting night skies. In July 2007, I was driving through Montana to Alberta as the setting sun bounced golden-pink hues through the already fantastic storm clouds. I pulled over and took some photos, thinking that even if they didn’t turn out, something is better than nothing. Reference photos don’t have to be perfect to bring back the experience of a particular moment; they are just a starting point. I intend to paint this with acrylics when I’m through with my soft pastel kick.
Six pieces are showcased in Art Room Gallery’s “Skies” Nov. 17 – Dec. 17, 2023.

  Storm at Dawn, Denman Island BC Canada - 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper   Alberta Bound, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Summer Storm, Montana, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper  
  Summer on the Prairie, Smoky Lake, Alberta, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed.   Morning Has Broken, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on watercolor paper   Finalist certificate for Art Room Gallery Skies Exhibition  
             

Scenic 2023

Monday, October 9th, 2023


 

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. Showing online in Exhibizone’s Scenic 2023 October 09 – December 9, 2023.

Barred Owl

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023


 

Barred Owl, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Barred Owl, seen at Tualatin Nature Park, Beaverton, OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Lotus Blossom

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023


 

Lotus Blossom, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Lotus Blossom, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Sunflowers

Friday, September 8th, 2023


 

Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.  White mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Damselfly at Xi Niu He, China

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023


 

Xi Niu He (Xi Niu River - Rhino's Horn) China, and Damselfly - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Damselfly at Xi Niu He – Rhino’s Horn River, China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

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