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)

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Cormorants, Moeraki New Zealand

Saturday, August 15th, 2020


 

Cormorants, Moeraki New Zealand, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels

Cormorants, Moeraki New Zealand, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels

Framed size 22H x 26W inches white mat, white frame with crackle finish.

Post-dated note: Accepted in the J. Mane Gallery’s Fins, Feathers and Fur 2020 exhibition

Muscovy Ducklings

Monday, August 10th, 2020


 

Muscovy Ducklings, 16H x 22W inches soft pastels on paper

Muscovy Ducklings, 16H x 22W inches soft pastels on paper. Like the graphite version, credit for photo inspiration and thanks goes to Kala, whose website is Kaptured by Kala.

Muscovy Ducklings

Saturday, August 8th, 2020


 

Muscovy Ducklings, 18H x 24W inches graphite on paper

Muscovy Ducklings, 18H x 24W inches graphite on paper. Photo inspiration, credit and thanks goes to Kala, whose website is Kaptured by Kala.

Great Egrets

Saturday, July 25th, 2020


 

Great Egrets (Coppell, Texas) 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Great Egrets, Coppell, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Fins, Feathers and Fur 2020: Cockatiels

Friday, July 17th, 2020


 

Cockatiels, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore 12H x 9W inches graphite on paper, white double mat and white 18H x 15W inches frame with crackle finish

Cockatiels, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore 12H x 9W inches graphite on paper, white double mat and white 18H x 15W inches frame with crackle finish. Check out the Jurong Bird Park website.

Showcased in the J. Mane Gallery’s Fins, Feathers and Fur 2020 exhibition.

 

Keel-billed Toucans rejuvenated

Saturday, May 16th, 2020


 

Keel-billed Toucans, 29H x 20W x 2D inches acrylics on canvas


Keel-billed Toucans, detailMain Keel-billed Toucan detailKeel-billed Toucans, seen at the Dallas World Aquarium, when they used to fly around freely there, in front of the waterfall. 29H x 20W x 2D inches acrylics on canvas. This is an older piece not listed back then because I was never happy with it. Using crackle medium to help create a bit of texture, it has been touched up, rejuvenated, and is now for sale.

Stellar’s Jays finished

Friday, May 11th, 2018


 

Stellar's Jays finished, 18H x 24W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed

Stellar’s Jays finished, Nimkish Lake campsite, Vancouver Island BC, 18H x 24W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed. Framed size 27H x 33W inches: white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Stellar’s Jays are not seen in groups like this, perhaps only seen 3 together at most, so in that sense the portrayal is not accurate, but the aim here is to show a collage of 11 birds representing their distinct character.

Raccoons

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018


 

Raccoons, Ontario Canada, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed
Raccoons, Ottawa ON Canada – 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. Framed size approx. 20H x 26W inches – white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Noisy Stellar’s Jay

Thursday, February 1st, 2018


 

Noisy Stellar's Jay, 11H x 14W inches watercolors on 140 lb premium
Noisy Stellar’s Jay, 11H x 14W inches watercolors on 140 lb premium. Framed size approx. 17H x 20W inches, white mat and white frame with crackle finish.

New Zealand sketches

Monday, January 1st, 2018


 

Pukeko or also Australasian Swamp Hen, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils


Agapanthus, near Ambury Regional Park, Mangere, New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils

Agapanthus near Ambury Regional Park, Mangere, New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches quick sketch with WC pencils


Sheep, Mangere park New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils

Sheep, Mangere park New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches quick sketch with WC pencils


Honey Eater on wild flax, New Zealand, 4H x 6W inches WC pencils

 

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