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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
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. Framed has white mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.
Shades of Green
Friday, April 28th, 2023
Branches ‘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
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 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.
Texas Bluebonnets
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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Colorium 2023
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Beach Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper is showcased in the Gallerium-Bafarin online exhibition, entitled Colorium April 10 – May 10, 2023.
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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Snail
Sunday, April 9th, 2023
Snail and pansies, after erasing a good portion of the work, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
Left, after a day of work, looking too much like a cartoon so I removed a lot of the background. Still not incredibly happy with it, but here is the effort.
Herb Pots
Saturday, April 8th, 2023
Herb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
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