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)

leaves

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Green!

Sunday, March 12th, 2023


 

Arrowhead, genus Saggitaria, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Green! Arrowhead, genus Saggitaria, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Shapes and Colors Exhibition

Wednesday, March 1st, 2023


 
Fern Song, 12 x 12 inches acrylics on canvas
Fern Song, 12H x 12W inches acrylics on canvas, now being showcased at Shapes and Colors – 2022 exhibition March 1st – March 31st, organized by Gallerium and powered by @Biafarin platform.

‘Fern Song also’ received Honorable Mention in J. Mane Gallery’s ‘In Full Bloom’ online exhibition February – March, 2020.

Plantarium exhibition

Thursday, September 15th, 2022


 

Sugar Maple Leaves, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Sugar Maple Leaves (Feb. 2021), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Showcased at Gallerium Art’s ‘Plantarium’ – Trees, Leaves, Flowers online exhibition Sept. 15th – Oct. 15th.

Abundance

Sunday, August 7th, 2022


 

Abundance, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Abundance, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Bonsai, Japanese Gardens, Singapore

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022


 

Bonsai, Japanese Gardens, Singapore - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
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.

Green Tree Frog

Thursday, June 9th, 2022


 

Green Tree Frog, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
American Green Tree Frog on Crocosmia leaves, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Showing in Fusion Art’s 7th Annual “Animal Kingdom” International Online Juried Art Exhibition, September 2022. Asian Elephant is also in the exhibition and received the “Artistic Excellence” award.

Exhibition

Sunday, May 15th, 2022


 

Trask River OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper

  Blue Flag Iris, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Branches 'n' Blossoms, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

These 3 pieces (Trask River OR, Blue Flag Iris, Branches ‘n’ Blossoms) are showing in The Lakeland Art Guild 50th Annual Melvin Gallery Art Exhibition, May13th through June 4th.

Trask River (autumn leaves floating) will also be showing at Las Laguna’s “Golden – 50 or Older” online group exhibition showing June 2nd-30th.

Fern Gestures

Saturday, March 12th, 2022


 

Fern Gestures, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Fern Gestures phase 01 before fiddleheads addition, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperFern Gestures, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish. There are more purples in the darker areas that aren’t showing up very well in the photo here.

I love feedback and constructive criticism. My artist-friend Virginia suggested adding the fiddleheads, and although I had initially planned not to add any, the design is now much more interesting. Thanks V! Left thumbnail shows the piece before adding the fiddleheads.

English Ivy

Saturday, November 27th, 2021


 

English Ivy, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
English Ivy drooped in oak tree branches, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Pretty? Pretty invasive! Probably escaped from a nearby garden, English Ivy is beautiful draped in the branches of this Oak tree, but the plant, left unchecked as a ground cover, will choke out any growth of native or desirable flowers or plants. An aggressive perennial, it attaches easily with roots that exude an adhesive substance, destroying rooves and siding, climbing on branches that break under its weight. Once established, it will kill trees by blocking sunlight and thereby, photosynthesis. Because of the labor and enormous expense it takes to eradicate it from public lands and parks, people are encouraged to not plant this in your garden, even though it’s still for sale in nurseries.

Bigleaf Maple

Friday, November 5th, 2021


 

Bigleaf Maple, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Bigleaf Maple, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.

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