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)

beaches

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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.

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.

Haida Design carving, Campbell River BC

Monday, September 30th, 2024


 

Haida Design carving, Campbell River BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Haida Design Shoreline Carving, Campbell River BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. There are so many beautiful sculptures along the shore here, but no information online about this wood carving. Every summer Campbell River hosts a chainsaw carving competition, so I assume this is one of the pieces created during one of those events.

Elements of Nature

Monday, September 23rd, 2024


 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W inches framed
Moody Weather, Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches. Moody Weather, Best in Show, J Mane Gallery Elements of Nature 2024Won Best in Show and Featured Artist as part of the award, in J. Mane Gallery’s Elements of Nature 2024

 


Driftwood and Wild Sweet Peas

Thursday, June 13th, 2024


 

Driftwood and Wild Sweet Peas, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Driftwood and Wild Sweet Peas, Campbell River, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Butterfly Bush

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024


 

Butterfly Bush - invasive Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
True Beauty 2024 - Nikki Coulombe - Butterfly Bush - Artwork BadgeShowing in Exhibizone’s True Beauty June 12-Aug. 12th, 2024
 Butterfly Bush – Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Beautiful invasion: Native to central China and an ornamental in North American gardens, the Butterfly Bush is viewed as invasive in many countries across the world. Originally drawn and posted April 7th, 2024.

Sea Anemone

Monday, May 20th, 2024


 

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

Silver Award for Sea Anemone in J. Mane Gallery's H2O 2024Sea 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.

Originally posted on April 8th, Sea Anemone won a Silver Award in J. Mane Gallery’s 2024 “H2O” Exhibition showing May 20 – June 20th.

Moody Weather 02

Thursday, March 21st, 2024


 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 2nd version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Moody Weather 02 – Sunset Beach, Oregon Coast, 2nd version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Moody Weather

Sunday, March 17th, 2024


 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Moody Weather – Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Raven at Island View Beach

Saturday, March 9th, 2024


 

Raven at Island View Beach, North Saanich, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Raven at Island View Beach, North Saanich, BC Canada – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

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