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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Warmth in Winter

Sunday, January 29th, 2023


 
Campfire Smoke, Yosemite National Park CA, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cape Meares Fog OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperCape Meares Fog OR, left, and Campfire Smoke, Yosemite National Park CA, above, each 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W inches framed size, showing online January 28th – February 28th in Pastel Society Alaska’s Warmth In Winter exhibition.

Exhibition: Emptiness

Friday, December 16th, 2022


 

Petrified Forest - Crystal Forest Trail, AZ - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Petrified Forest, showing online Dec. 15 - Jan. 15, 2023, Exhibizones EmptinessShowing online Dec. 15 – Jan. 15, 2023, Exhibizone’s “Emptiness” – Petrified Forest – Crystal Forest Trail, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White frame with crackle finish, total size 27H x 33W inches.
This piece also won a merit award in Contemporary Art Room’s exhibition, “Trees and Fields”, showing online in December, 2021.

Microbial Diversity 02

Friday, October 14th, 2022


 

Microbial Diversity 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Microbial Diversity 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

H2O

Friday, July 29th, 2022


 
Stormy Oregon Coast, 4H x 6W inches watercolors - J. Mane Gallery H2O 2022 Honorable Mention
J Mane Gallery H2O 2022 - Honorable MentionStormy Oregon Coast (2018), 4H x 6W inches watercolors

Honorable Mention in J. Mane Gallery’s “H2O” 2022, opening July 31st, 2022.

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”.

Fire in The Gorge

Monday, May 2nd, 2022


 

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

Known as the Eagle Creek Fire, on Sept 2, 2017 a wildfire lit by a 15 year old destroyed 50,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge, mostly in Oregon with some fires in WA. The fire burned for three months and Hwy 84, a historic route into and out of Portland, was shut down for much of that time, forcing travelers, including me on my way to Alberta, to take side-routes. That year there were forest fires in the mountains all along the drive north, and a border patrol officer commented, “You have ashes all over your car”.

Microbial Diversity

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022


 

Microbial Diversity, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Microbial Diversity, colorful algae along Oceanside OR beach, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.

This piece is now being showcased at Gallerium Art Prize international smart online group exhibition opening May 20, 2022, continuing until June 30, 2022.

Western Sandpipers

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022


 

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

Cape Meares Cliff

Sunday, January 2nd, 2022


 

Cape Meares Cliff, OR - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Cape Meares Cliff, Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.

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