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Saturday, November 21st, 2020
Matthiessen State Park, Illinois US – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
This park located near Oglesby epitomizes the word “anomaly”. The surrounding landscape is flat for miles and miles, with a lot of farm fields and no hint at all that such pockets of vastly different ecosystems occur side by side, merging so abruptly. In fact, we know a guy who grew up an hour from there and he didn’t even know it existed! There are a few other hiking trails and hidden canyons with waterfalls in the area too.
Seasons 2020 exhibition
Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Mossy Melody – 2018, 14H x 20W inches unframed size, watercolors
Accepted in J. Mane Gallery Seasons 2020, exhibiting online through November.
Japanese Maple, Trask River, and January Thaw, all done in 2020 and are 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, unframed size
The Steeples mountain range
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
The Steeples mountain range, part of the Canadian Rockies seen from the Hwy 95 (Crows Nest) near Cranbrook BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper
Summer Forest
Thursday, October 15th, 2020
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.
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The Angel Oak
Friday, October 9th, 2020
The Angel Oak on Johns Island, South Carolina – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. The Live Oak with massive branches is estimated to be 400-500 years old. We visited during a tropical storm, so we were lucky to experience the magnificence of this tree all be ourselves.
Spanish Moss
Sunday, October 4th, 2020
Spanish Moss, Creyke Point, Vancouver Island BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Red Squirrel
Thursday, October 1st, 2020
Red Squirrel in Ottawa, Ontario – 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, 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.
Downy Woodpeckers
Friday, September 18th, 2020
Downy Woodpeckers, Grand Canyon park, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.
California Redwood
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
California Redwood, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.
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