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

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

"...the painting has a life of its own. My mission is to bring forth this life". (Jackson Pollock)

"Trust your intuition, it's just like goin' fishin'; you cast your line 'til you get a bite." (Paul Simon)

calendars

Trees, a 12 month calendar

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

This week I’m setting all paintings aside to update the websites and associated material. There’s a new 2009 12-month calendar available portraying some of the tree-specific Artwork. Just click on the thumbnails to have a better view of each.

January Thaw - detail, Paper Places Series, 14 x 11 inches Oil Pastels, 26 x 22 inches with white mat and frame. Salt Spring Island Fog, 18 x 24 inches pencil, eraser, dry pastels, colored pencils on paper, framed size 28.5 x 34.5 inches. March Winds, Ode to Jackson Pollock via Oil Pastels, Paper Places Series, 11 x 14 inches, 22 x 26 inches with white double mat and frame.
Eastern Redbuds, Paper Places Series, 11 x 14 inches Dry Pastels, 22 x 26 inches with white mat and frame. Dancing With Trees, detail - 36 x 36 x 1 inches Acrylics on wrapped canvas Eastern White Pine, 18 x 24 inches Oil Pastels on paper, framed size 21 x 27 inches
Northern Delights, 24 x 36 x 1 inches Acrylics on canvas White Pine Bows, 20 x 34 x 1.5 inches Acrylics on wrapped canvas Gold In The Mountains #1 - 20 x 16 inches Acrylics on wrapped canvas. View work progression posted Nov. 4, 2006
Gold In The Mountains #2, Paper Places Series, 14 x 11 inches Oil Pastels, 26 x 22 inches with white mat and frame. Eucalyptus Tree, detail - Paper Places Series, 14 x 11 inches Oil Pastels, 26 x 22 inches with white mat and frame. Moon Over Cypress, detail - Paper Places Series, 14 x 11 inches Oil Pastels, 26 x 22 inches with white mat and frame.

Support independent publishing: buy this calendar on Lulu.

Plus: All the 12 and 18 month True Colors and Heart Shapes in Nature calendars have been revised for 2009-2010 with a new lineup of images. The Heart Shapes website is being updated this week, so is in a temporary transition phase. Please see Websites as Canvas to view the complete 2009 calendar lineup.

Linden Sunset

Monday, March 5th, 2007

        Linden Sunset       

Linden Sunset ~ Available framed

It wasn’t until reviewing all the photos I took this evening that I noticed a tiny surprise on one of the Linden flower buds. Right place, right time. Thank you Universe!

Post-dated note: Linden Sunset is accepted for the Artjury.com 2007 Fall/Winter Juried Online Exhibition.