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.

After The Rain, North Saskatchewan River and Canola fields near the Petrofka Bridge and Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan.

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

Driving north to the Petrofka Bridge, about 60 km from Saskatoon, the land is completely flat. The occasional hills in this area are anomalies, partially created by the North Saskatchewan River cutting through canola farmlands. The river is glacier-fed, running through Edmonton AB, joining with the South Saskatchewan River, and eventually emptying into Hudson’s Bay 1287 kms (800 miles) away.

Wilson River, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on 140 lb watercolor paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.

Showing online through August-Sept in Contemporary Art Gallery All Water / Seascape Exhibition, along with ‘Trask River’, ‘Microbial Diversity’, and ‘Multnomah Falls’.

(Also showed in the J. Mane Gallery’s ‘Seasons 2020’ exhibition).

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.

Goldenrod, (2019) Ouimette Canyon, Ontario, Canada, 12H x 12W inches acrylics on canvas

Bronze Award winner in Camelback Gallery’s “Flower Power 2022 International Juried Arts Exhibition”.

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

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”.

 

Adam, (my youngest son at 3 years old, drawn in 2007) 11H x 14W inches graphite on paper.

Showing online now in the Artist Space Gallery ‘Portraits’ exhibition.

Double Daisies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. I look forward to these blooming every year. They’re planted as a group only in one area of the property so they can be fully appreciated. They wilt in the hot sun, but in a cool morning breeze they shake like pom-poms, waving in and out of their own shadows.

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