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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Bougainvillea, Jerash, Jordan

Saturday, July 4th, 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.

Ajijic Market

Friday, July 3rd, 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.

Pronghorn Antelopes

Wednesday, June 17th, 2026


 

Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Pronghorns, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Pronghorn Antelopes (Antilocapra americana) – we saw two large herds in December 2009 near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Not true antelopes, apparently Pronghorns are more closely related to giraffes, and are the only surviving species of their family.

Goat Herder

Saturday, June 13th, 2026


 

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

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.

Rise and Shine 2026

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026


 

Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bald Eagles, juvenile watching mature one in flight at Oceanside, OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches. Showcased in Exhibizone’s Rise and Shine 2026, May 14 – July 14th. Stories of Rising, Visions of Hope – Sharing work that lifts the day.

Waterscapes 2026

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026


 

Elk Falls, Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Nikki Coulombe, Honorable Mention, Waterscapes 2026Elk Falls – version 01, 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.

Won Honorable Mention in Fusion Arts Waterscapes 2026.

Moody Weather - Stormy Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperAlso in the exhibition is Moody Weather – Stormy Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The Art Exhibition will be featured on Fusion Art Gallery’s website homepage for 3 months.

Our Power, Our Planet

Friday, April 17th, 2026


 

Prairie Dogs, Drumheller, AB - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Prairie Dogs, the Badlands Hoodoos near Drumheller, Alberta 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. Showcased online at KBM Art Gallery, presenting “Our Power, Our Planet 2026” April 18th through May 29th.

The Canadian Badlands in Alberta and Saskatchewan are recognized for unusual mudstone and sandstone landscape formations, and also for having the largest deposits of dinosaur bones in the world. The geography in Horseshoe Canyon, Alberta is ancient, unique and incredible, and the prairie dogs – locals call them “gophers” – are an impactful part of prairie ecology, having extensive influence on vegetation and animal life. They live in colonies of up to several thousand, burrowing in networks of tunnels where other ground-dwelling creatures move in, various grass species are maintained, and rainwater is reserved and redirected.
They are cute to be sure, sitting up on their haunches chirping at one another, but they can be a nuisance to farmers whose horses and cattle can trip in the holes. Pest control programs during the 1900’s meant their numbers have declined, which congruently reduced acres of grasslands they helped sustain. As their own highways became populated with humans and cars, particularly during Springtime they are a road hazard.

In Torrington, Alberta, one lady has found a creative way to utilize the unfortunate casualties. You must visit The World-Famous Gopher Hole Museum located in the middle of nowhere, in a small hamlet where there is not even a gas station, along a seemingly endless dusty gravel road about an hour Northwest of Drumheller. Gophers are stuffed, sporting handmade costumes and placed in small cubicles displaying historic scenes. Completely bizarre, but actually very well done and absolutely worth the conversation-provoking side-trip if you are planning to visit Drumheller and the Tyrell Dinosaur Museum.

All Things Ocean

Tuesday, March 31st, 2026


 

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

Sea 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.

April 2-30, 2026 will be a part of Las Laguna Art Gallery‘s Online Exhibition, All Things Ocean.
Sea Anemone previously won a Silver Award in J. Mane Gallery’s 2024 “H2O” Exhibition.

Frankton Arm Walkway

Thursday, February 5th, 2026


 

Frankton Arm Walkway, Queenstown, NZ, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Frankton Arm Walkway, evening walk in Queenstown, New Zealand, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Wahkeena Falls, OR

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026


 

Wahkeena Falls OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Wahkeena Falls, OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

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