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)

semi-impressionist

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Anemone

Monday, April 8th, 2024


 

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

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.

Raw Beauty

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024


 

Raw Beauty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Raw Beauty, sunset walk through the Rood Bridge Park forest, Hillsboro OR – early Spring by the pond. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Chipmunk

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024


 

Chipmunk 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Chipmunk 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper- work in progress, stage 01Chipmunk, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Left thumbnail shows how the drawing started with composition mapped out. 27H x 33W inches framed size.

Prairie Wildflowers

Sunday, March 3rd, 2024


 

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

Heather In The Snow

Friday, March 1st, 2024


 

Heather In The Snow, 27H x 33W soft pastels on paper
Heather In The Snow, 27H x 33W soft pastels on paper

Landscapes 2024

Monday, February 26th, 2024


 

Canadian Prairie Summer, North Saskatchewan River - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Canadian Prairie Summer won Silver placement in J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2024Canadian Prairie Summer, Canola fields by the Petrofka Bridge, North Saskatchewan River near Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan Canada. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper won Silver placement in the J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2024 Exhibition, Feb. 26th -April 8th.

Also accepted in the show are Crater Lake, Heber River BC, California Orange Groves, all soft pastels on paper, and Lake Louise AB, acrylics on canvas.

 

  Crater Lake, OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   Heber River, BC, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   California Orange Grove, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   Lake Louise, AB Canada, 16H x 20W inches acrylics on canvas

Clematis

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024


 

Clematis, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Clematis, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Longing for color this time of year!

Elk Falls Suspension Bridge View

Friday, December 8th, 2023


 

Elk Falls Provincial Park 03, view from the suspension bridge, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Elk Falls Provincial Park 04, view from the suspension bridge, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Xi Niu He, China

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023


 

Xi Niu He (Xi Niu River - Rhino's Horn) China, and Damselfly - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Xi Niu He (Xi Niu River – Rhino’s Horn) in China, and Damselfly – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

9th Annual Leaves & Petals

Monday, September 4th, 2023


 

Double Daisies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Red Geraniums, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperDouble Daisies and Red Geraniums, both 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper are showcased for three months in Fusion Art’s 9th Annual Leaves & Petals online exhibition.

Both have white mats and white 27H x 33W” wood frames with crackle finish.

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