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)

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Raw Beauty

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024


 

Raw Beauty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Raw Beauty, sunset walk through the Rood Bridge Park forest, Hillsboro OR – early Spring by the pond. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Moody Weather 02

Thursday, March 21st, 2024


 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 2nd version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Moody Weather 02 – Sunset Beach, Oregon Coast, 2nd version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Moody Weather

Sunday, March 17th, 2024


 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Moody Weather – Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Landscapes 2024

Monday, February 26th, 2024


 

Canadian Prairie Summer, North Saskatchewan River - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Canadian Prairie Summer won Silver placement in J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2024Canadian Prairie Summer, Canola fields by the Petrofka Bridge, North Saskatchewan River near Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan Canada. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper won Silver placement in the J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2024 Exhibition, Feb. 26th -April 8th.

Also accepted in the show are Crater Lake, Heber River BC, California Orange Groves, all soft pastels on paper, and Lake Louise AB, acrylics on canvas.

 

  Crater Lake, OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   Heber River, BC, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   California Orange Grove, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   Lake Louise, AB Canada, 16H x 20W inches acrylics on canvas

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”.

More Postcards

Friday, October 13th, 2023


 

Rusty train car from logging, Nimkish Lake, BC - 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper
Rusty Train Car from logging in Nimkish Lake, Tree Silhouettes in Sidney, Seagulls on a Campbell River beach, and Thunderbird Park Totem in Victoria BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

  Tree Silhouettes, Sidney BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Seagulls, Campbell River shore, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
         

 

Thunderbird Park Totem, Victoria BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

More Postcards

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023


 

Dungeness Crab, Qualicum Beach, BC - 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper
Dungeness Crab, Qualicum Beach, Queen Anne’s Lace at Bexley Bay, New Growth, and Bumble Bee on Birds-foot Trefoil, today’s additions to the 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper series.

  Queen Anne's Lace at Bexley Bay, Vancouver Island, BC - 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   New Growth, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
         

Bumble Bee on Birds-foot Trefoil, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper
 

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