When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them." (Nikki)

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Sea Anemone

May 20, 2024


 

Sea Anemone, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Silver Award for Sea Anemone in J. Mane Gallery's H2O 2024Sea Anemone, Cannon Beach OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Originally posted on April 8th, Sea Anemone won a Silver Award in J. Mane Gallery’s 2024 “H2O” Exhibition showing May 20 – June 20th.

Categories: animals, Art for sale, award winner, beaches, expressionism, Oregon, Oregon beaches, rocks, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, water | Comments Off on Sea Anemone

Haida Design Woodcarving

May 19, 2024


 

Haida Carving along shoreline trail Campbell River BC, 10H x 6W inches soft pastels on paper
Haida Design Woodcarving along shoreline trail Campbell River BC, 10H x 6W inches soft pastels on paper

Categories: B.C., Canada, history/multicultural theme, illustration, soft pastels, Vancouver Island | Comments Off on Haida Design Woodcarving

Indian Paintbrush

May 18, 2024


 

Indian Paintbrush, Gold River BC, 6H x 10W inches soft pastels on paper
Indian Paintbrush, Gold River BC, 6H x 10W inches soft pastels on paper

 


 

Buttle Lake, BC, 6H x 10W inches soft pastels on paper
May 17th drawing: Dogwood in Bloom at Buttle Lake, Vancouver Island, BC, 6H x 10W inches soft pastels on paper

 


 

Rebecca Spit, Quadra Island, BC, 8H x 10W inches soft pastels on paper
May 16th drawing: Rebecca Spit, Quadra Island, BC, 8H x 10W inches soft pastels on paper

Categories: abstract, Art for sale, B.C., Canada, expressionism, soft pastels, Wildflowers | Comments Off on Indian Paintbrush

Botanicals 2024

May 12, 2024


 

Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Honorable Mention award in Ten Moir Gallery's Botanicals 2024 ExhibitionSunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”. Won an Honorable Mention in Ten Moir Gallery’s online exhibition, “Botanicals“, open May 12th.

Categories: Art for sale, award winner, exhibitions, expressionism, flowers, garden, Seasonal, soft pastels | Comments Off on Botanicals 2024

Exhibizone: Humorous 2024

May 10, 2024


 

Peace On Earth, Pen and Ink drawing, 1999. Limited edition prints available.

Peace On Earth amidst the changes, Pen and Ink drawing, 1999. Limited edition prints available. Showcased in Exhibizone’s “Humorous 2024” online exhibition May 10 – July 10th.

Categories: Art for sale, cartoon, exhibitions, older work, Smile | Comments Off on Exhibizone: Humorous 2024

Bald Eagles

May 4, 2024


 

Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bald Eagles, juvenile watching mature in flight at Oceanside, OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.
Thumbnails show stages 1 through 4. Soft pastels don’t allow for too many changes, so the work had to be sprayed and set well before carefully making the juvenile eagle smaller to create a more convincible perspective. That also forced me to rework the sky and clouds, so now hoping those lines help with perspective.

               
  Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, work in progress - stage 01   Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, work in progress - stage 02   Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, work in progress - stage 03   Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, work in progress - stage 04

Categories: birds, expressionism, landscapes, Oregon, sky, soft pastels, trees, work in progress | Comments Off on Bald Eagles

Mallards

April 30, 2024

Mallards, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Mallards, Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro OR, 18H x 24W soft pastels on watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Categories: animals, Art for sale, birds, expressionist, soft pastels, water | Comments Off on Mallards

Animals of the Planet 2024

April 29, 2024


 

Feeding Cockatoos at Apollo Bay, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Exhibizone Badge for Animals of the Planet 2024Feeding Cockatoos at Apollo Bay, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, drawn and originally published on Jan. 3rd, 2021. 27H x 33W” with white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased online in Exhibizone’s Animals of the Planet 2024 April 29th through June 29th.

Categories: animals, Art for sale, Australia, birds, exhibitions, illustration, soft pastels | Comments Off on Animals of the Planet 2024

Saguaro Cactus

April 24, 2024


 

Saguaro Cactus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Saguaro Cactus and surrounding scrub – January in the Sonoran Desert south of Phoenix AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. This and the surrounding Saguaros all had either burn damage from forest fires or bacterial necrosis, a disease rotting them from the ground up. Local groups are rescuing Saguaros by cutting off an arm or the top and replanting them, helping to restore the fragile Sonoran Desert ecosystem.

Categories: Arizona, Art for sale, landscapes, mountains, soft pastels, travel, Winter | Comments Off on Saguaro Cactus

Bearded Iris

April 16, 2024


 

Bearded Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bearded Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Categories: Art for sale, expressionism, flowers, garden, soft pastels, Spring | Comments Off on Bearded Iris

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