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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Kawarau Gorge Road

Friday, May 19th, 2023


 

Kawarau Gorge Rd. - large pine near Queenstown, New Zealand, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Kawarau Gorge Rd. – large pine near Queenstown, New Zealand, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Cormorants and Turtles

Sunday, May 14th, 2023


 

Cormorants and Turtles, White Rock Lake, TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Cormorants and Turtles at White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Summer Storm

Friday, May 12th, 2023


 

Cochrane AB - Summer Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cochrane, Alberta – Summer Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Eastern Redbuds

Tuesday, May 9th, 2023


 

Eastern Redbuds, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Eastern Redbuds, foggy Spring morning in Coppell, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed has white mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Gone Wild 2023

Thursday, May 4th, 2023


 

Bearded Dragon, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bearded Dragon (2021) roaming the City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Australia – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Showcased in Las Laguna Art Gallery’s “Gone Wild 2023” May 4th – 27th, 2023.

Bertha

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023

Bertha, 9H x 12W inches soft pastels on paper

Bertha, 9H x 12W inches soft pastels on paper. This one’s for my aunt, who I was speaking with about all the amazing things we see in our gardens. She gives names to all the insects or other creatures that hang around or return to her garden, like this large bumblebee.

Forget Me Nots

Saturday, April 29th, 2023


 

Forget Me Nots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Forget Me Nots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed has white mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Shades of Green

Friday, April 28th, 2023


 

Branches n Blossoms, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W"
Certificate for Shades of Green competitionBranches ‘n’ Blossoms, (2021) 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Finalist in Camelback Gallery’s Shades of Green 2023 Competition and Exhibition.

Enchanted Colors

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023


 

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


Blue Flag Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches. From April 22 -June 18 the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos (El Prado) is hosting the Pastel Society of New Mexico’s Enchanted Colors.

Luminosity and Blue Flag Iris, both 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, are two of only 73 artists’ works accepted to hang in the museum, so it’s an honor to be a part of this show. 124 paintings are presented digitally in the Virtual Online Interactive Exhibition.

Animals Art Competition

Thursday, April 20th, 2023


 

Sleepy Sun Bear, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Little Monkey, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperAnimals 2023 certificateSleepy Sun Bear and Little Monkey, both 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed sizes 27H x 33W”, are showcased in Artist Space online gallery’s Animals Art Competition and exhibition April 20 – May 20, 2023.

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