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

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

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Signs and Symbols

January 10, 2024

 

Magic Hour, 60H x 40W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas

Showing in Gallerium Art’s Signs and Symbols January 10 – March 10, 2024: Magic Hour (Gitxsan Totem Pole, Thunderbird Park, Victoria, BC Canada), 60H x 40W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas. Wrapped sides painted, sturdy home-built stretcher frame, navy blue narrow wood trim finishes the sides.

 

Categories: acrylic painting, Art for sale, B.C., Canada, design, exhibitions, expressionism, history/multicultural theme, illustration, moon, sky, sunsets, The Majesty of Trees Collection, trees, Vancouver Island | Comments Off on Signs and Symbols

Forests and Mountains

January 9, 2024

 

Cape Meares Fog OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Cape Meares Fog - Honorable Mention Certificate in Ten Moir Gallery Forests and Mountains Jan - Feb 10th 2024Cape Meares Fog – Oregon coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper received an Honorable Mention in the Forest and Mountains Art
Competition in Ten Moir Gallery, showing Jan. 10 – Feb 10, 2024

Categories: Art for sale, award winner, elements, exhibitions, expressionism, Forests, landscapes, mountains, Oregon, soft pastels, trees | Comments Off on Forests and Mountains

Along Hwy 101, WA

December 28, 2023

 

Winter Drive, Hwy 101, Olympic National Park WA, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Winter Drive, Hwy 101 through Olympic National Park, Washington State – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

 

 

Categories: Art for sale, expressionism, Forests, landscapes, mountains, soft pastels, travel, trees, Washington State, Winter | Comments Off on Along Hwy 101, WA

Trees and Fields

December 24, 2023

 

Knox Mountain Trail, Kelowna BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Honorable Mention Award for Art Room Gallery's online exhibition, Trees and FieldsKnox Mountain Trail (Kelowna BC), Summer Storm (Cochrane, Alberta) and Kananaskis Country, all 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, won Honorable Mention and are showcased in Art Room Gallery’s online exhibition, Trees and Fields Dec. 24, 2023 – January 24th, 2024.

  Summer Storm, Cochrane, Alberta - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Kananaskis Country, Alberta - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper  
         

Categories: Alberta, Art for sale, award winner, B.C., Canada, exhibitions, landscapes, mountains, soft pastels, trees | Comments Off on Trees and Fields

Shore Birds

December 17, 2023

 

Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Detail images:

  Left detail of Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC   Central detail of Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC  
         

Categories: Art for sale, B.C., beaches, birds, Canada, landscapes, rocks, seascape, soft pastels, travel, Vancouver Island, water | Comments Off on Shore Birds

Elk Falls Suspension Bridge View

December 8, 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.

Categories: Art for sale, Autumn, B.C., Canada, expressionism, Forests, landscapes, rocks, Seasonal, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, travel, trees, Vancouver Island, water | Comments Off on Elk Falls Suspension Bridge View

Astoria, OR

December 4, 2023

 

Astoria, OR - Between Sun and Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Astoria, OR landscape – Between Sun and Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Categories: Art for sale, clouds, expressionism, Forests, landscapes, Oregon, Oregon beaches, silhouettes, sky, soft pastels, storms, travel, trees, USA, water | Comments Off on Astoria, OR

Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach OR

November 30, 2023

 

Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Haystack Rock, protected as part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Cannon Beach OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Categories: Art for sale, beaches, clouds, Conservation, expressionism, landscapes, Oregon, Oregon beaches, rocks, seascape, sky, soft pastels, travel, USA, water | Comments Off on Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach OR

Skies

November 18, 2023

 

Cumulonimbus - Montana Sunset, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Cumulonimbus: Montana Sunset (2020), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. For many years I’ve wanted to try painting night skies. In July 2007, I was driving through Montana to Alberta as the setting sun bounced golden-pink hues through the already fantastic storm clouds. I pulled over and took some photos, thinking that even if they didn’t turn out, something is better than nothing. Reference photos don’t have to be perfect to bring back the experience of a particular moment; they are just a starting point. I intend to paint this with acrylics when I’m through with my soft pastel kick.
Six pieces are showcased in Art Room Gallery’s “Skies” Nov. 17 – Dec. 17, 2023.

  Storm at Dawn, Denman Island BC Canada - 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper   Alberta Bound, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Summer Storm, Montana, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper  
  Summer on the Prairie, Smoky Lake, Alberta, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed.   Morning Has Broken, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on watercolor paper   Finalist certificate for Art Room Gallery Skies Exhibition  
             

Categories: Alberta, Art for sale, award winner, B.C., clouds, exhibitions, expressionism, landscapes, Montana, sky, soft pastels, storms, trees, watercolors | Comments Off on Skies

More Postcards

October 15, 2023

 

Nimkish Lake Alder Shadows, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

Alder Shadows, Nimkish Lake Sunset, Stellar’s Jay, Bigleaf Maple (Port Renfrew), Creyke Point, and Mount Douglas (Victoria), 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

  Nimkish Lake Sunset, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Nimkish Lake Stellars Jay, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
  Port Renfrew Bigleaf Maple, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Creyke Point, Vancouver Island BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
         


Mount Douglas, Victoria BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

Categories: Art for sale, B.C., beaches, birds, Canada, expressionism, landscapes, mountains, Postcards From The Island series, rocks, series, shadows, travel, trees, Vancouver Island, watercolor pencils | Comments Off on More Postcards

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