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)

trees

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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

Bonsai, Japanese Gardens, Singapore

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022


 

Bonsai, Japanese Gardens, Singapore - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bonsai, Japanese Gardens, Singapore – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Bonsai, meaning ‘tray planting’ in Japanese, is the art of growing, pruning and shaping small plants in containers, to mimic the sculptural growth style of larger trees. The meditative practice of creating beautiful miniature tree-replicas adheres to traditions and principles.
Emphasis is on growing only the tree, whereas Chinese penjing, which influenced the art of Japanese Bonsai, imitates larger landscapes, for example, with trees and mountain scenes.

Fireweed

Saturday, July 23rd, 2022


 

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

Fireweed, Goldenrod and new-growth forest beside the Trans-Canada Highway near Yorkton, Manitoba, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Kootenai National Forest

Tuesday, July 19th, 2022


 

Kootenai National Forest ID, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Kootenai National Forest ID, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W” framed size.

Scenic 2022

Monday, July 18th, 2022


 

Montana Valley, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Drawn earlier this year in Feb. 2022 – will be showing online at Exhibizone’s exhibition, ‘Scenic 2022’, Aug 1st -31st.

Early evening shadows while driving through Montana Valley foothills and grasslands, where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Cape Meares Fog

Monday, July 4th, 2022


 

Cape Meares Fog OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cape Meares Fog OR (2021), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Showing in-gallery at the Art Center of Morrow Bay, CA. Pastel Society of the West Coast 99 Voices in Pastel 2022, June 30th – Aug. 7th

Spruce Grove

Tuesday, June 14th, 2022


 

Spruce Grove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Spruce Grove, foggy Oregon coast – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Daisies and Hawkweed

Monday, June 6th, 2022


 

Daisies and Hawkweed, 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper
Daisies and Hawkweed, Stony Swamp Trail, Ottawa ON, 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper

Wild Mustard

Friday, May 27th, 2022


 

Wild Mustard, Coppell TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Wild Mustard, Coppell TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Like most invasive species, beautiful flowering en masse. That and being edible are two of many reasons it has been able to flourish, robbing resources and space usually occupied by Texas Bluebonnets and other native plants now said to be in danger because of it.

New Zealand Christmas Tree

Friday, April 15th, 2022


 

Metrosideros Excelsa-New Zealand Christmas Tree, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Metrosideros Excelsa – New Zealand Christmas Tree, windy day in Auckland NZ, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.

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