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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Rood Bridge Park Forest

October 5, 2026

 

Rood Bridge Park Forest, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Rood Bridge Park Forest, Hillsboro OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Categories: Art for sale, Autumn, Forests, landscapes, leaves, semi-impressionist, shadows, soft pastels, trees | Comments Off on Rood Bridge Park Forest

Brown Pelicans

October 1, 2026

 

Brown Pelicans, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Brown Pelicans, Oceanside OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish. These next images show colors and details that are not so apparent in the overall representation photo.

  Pelicans Details - Upper Left   Pelicans Details - upper middle-right   Pelicans Details - Upper Right  
  Pelicans Details - Lower Left   Pelicans Details - Upper Middle   Pelicans Details - Lower Right  
             

Brown Pelicans Details - Lower central

 

Categories: Art for sale, beaches, birds, drawings, expressionism, Oregon, Oregon beaches, soft pastels, water | Comments Off on Brown Pelicans

Salmon River, BC

September 23, 2026

 

Salmon River, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Salmon River, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish. Below are thumbnails showing 3 phases of creating this piece.

  Salmon River, BC - phase 01   Salmon River, BC - phase 02   Salmon River, BC - phase 05  
             

Categories: Art for sale, B.C., Canada, expressionism, Forests, landscapes, rocks, shadows, soft pastels, travel, trees, Vancouver Island, water | Comments Off on Salmon River, BC

Goat Herder

September 5, 2026

 

Goat Herder, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

(Originally created and posted June 13th, 2026) Goat Herder, Qianxia Village, China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased in Fusion Art’s Animal Kingdom 2026 online juried art exhibition through the month of September.

Categories: animals, Art for sale, China, exhibitions, travel, water | Comments Off on Goat Herder

Queen Anne’s Lace

September 4, 2026

 

Queen Anne's Lace, Umpqua National Forest, WA - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Queen Anne’s Lace, Umpqua National Forest, WA – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Categories: Art for sale, expressionism, flowers, landscapes, mountains, Seasonal, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, trees, Washington State | Comments Off on Queen Anne’s Lace

Ezhuang Waterfall, China

September 2, 2026

 

Ezhuang Waterfall Scenic Area, Zibo China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Ezhuang Waterfall Scenic Area, Zibo China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Categories: Art for sale, China, landscapes, rocks, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, summer, travel, water | Comments Off on Ezhuang Waterfall, China

Summer 2026

August 4, 2026

 

Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.  White mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased in Exhibizone’s Summer 2026 Exhibition August 8th – September 30th.

Categories: Art for sale, exhibitions, expressionism, flowers, garden, Seasonal, soft pastels, summer | Comments Off on Summer 2026

Spectacular Landscapes 2026

August 1, 2026

 

Winter Forest: Dogwood, 14H x 20W watercolors on cold pressed paper
Winter Forest: Dogwood, 14H x 20W watercolors on cold pressed W/C paper. Accepted in KBM Art Gallery’s Spectacular Landscapes 2026 showing August 1st – September 10th.

Categories: abstract, Art for sale, exhibitions, expressionism, Forests, landscapes, Oregon, Seasonal, trees, watercolors, Winter | Comments Off on Spectacular Landscapes 2026

Bougainvillea, Jerash, Jordan

July 4, 2026

 

Bougainvillea, Jerash, Jordan, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bougainvillea, Jerash, Jordan, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Categories: Art for sale, expressionism, flowers, flowers and leaves, Jordan, soft pastels, summer, travel | Comments Off on Bougainvillea, Jerash, Jordan

Ajijic Market

July 3, 2026

 

Ajijic Market, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Ajijic Market, Mexico – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Such a quaint little store. The drawing got a little over-worked but was a good effort.

Categories: Art for sale, city streets, Mexico, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, travel | Comments Off on Ajijic Market

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