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)

Spring

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Bearded Iris

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024


 

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

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.

Frosty Grass

Monday, April 1st, 2024


 

Frosty Grass, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper
Spring 2024 - Exhibizone participation certificateFrosty Grass, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Initially drawn and posted on Feb. 27th, ‘Frosty Grass’ will be showing in Exhibizone’s online exhibition, “Seasons: Spring 2024” April 1st – July 1st. In the Exhibizone competitions viewers decide the viewing order.

Tulips

Saturday, March 30th, 2024


 

Tulips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Tulips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

“COLOR 2023”

Friday, June 9th, 2023


 

Herb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
'Gardenia' Exhibition CertificateHerb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat, and framed version has white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Showing at the 3 Square Art Gallery in Fort Collins, CO 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, “COLOR 2023” June 9 – July 14, 2023.

Showcased online in Biafarin – Exhibizone’s Gardenia 2023 International Group Exhibition June 1 – August 1, 2023.

In Fusion Art’s Lines, Shapes and Objects online Competition and Exhibition through June 2023.

Japanese Rose

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023


 

Japanese Rose, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Japanese Rose – Kerria Japonica, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Eastern Redbuds

Tuesday, May 9th, 2023


 

Eastern Redbuds, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Eastern Redbuds, foggy Spring morning in Coppell, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed has white mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Forget Me Nots

Saturday, April 29th, 2023


 

Forget Me Nots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Forget Me Nots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed has white mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Texas Bluebonnets

Sunday, April 16th, 2023


 

Texas Bluebonnets, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Texas Bluebonnets, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. In the Spring it’s worth taking a long drive in the Texas countryside to see the fields of Bluebonnets.

Detail images give a better sense of this piece:

  Texas Bluebonnets, left central details   Texas Bluebonnets, right central details

Herb Pots

Saturday, April 8th, 2023


 

Herb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Herb Pots, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

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