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Monday, March 27th, 2023
Colville’s Glory Tree and Lorikeet, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Queensland, Australia – 18H x 24W inches. All of the soft pastel pieces are on 90 lb. watercolor paper.
First Time in the Garden
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
First Time in the Garden, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The images below are three phases of the work in progress. I liked the garden details but chose to blur some of them at the edges in order to keep the emphasis on the chick.
Ducks Crossing
Saturday, January 28th, 2023
Ducks Crossing, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Exhibition: Emptiness
Friday, December 16th, 2022
Showing online Dec. 15 – Jan. 15, 2023, Exhibizone’s “Emptiness” – Petrified Forest – Crystal Forest Trail, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White frame with crackle finish, total size 27H x 33W inches.
This piece also won a merit award in Contemporary Art Room’s exhibition, “Trees and Fields”, showing online in December, 2021.
Scarlet Ibis
Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
Scarlet Ibis, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore – 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper
New Feathers
Friday, March 4th, 2022
New Feathers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”. A few years back my husband bought 200 little chicks, raised them and sold them as they grew. Such characters, and what a great experience.
Western Sandpipers
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
Western Sandpipers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
Petrified Forest
Friday, December 24th, 2021
Petrified Forest, Crystal Forest Trail, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”, white wood frame, crackle finish.
In addition to Kananaskis Valley (mentioned earlier in Grey Cube Gallery Forests and Meadows), this piece won a merit award in Contemporary Art Room’s exhibition, “Trees and Fields”, showing online through December, 2021.
Great Blue Heron
Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
Great Blue Heron, Coppell TX – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Flamingo, Fort Worth Zoo TX
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
Flamingo, Fort Worth Zoo TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on WC paper. I’m enjoying the attempt at various subjects with soft pastels, and trying colors I rarely use.