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)

drawings

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Exhibition

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022


 

Salt Spring Island Fog, graphite on Paper
Salt Spring Island Fog, B.C. Canada (2008), 16H x 22W inches graphite, colored pencils on paper. Framed size 29H x 35W x 3D inches. Accepted in Las Lagunas Art Gallery online Landscapes or Seascapes exhibition, March 3rd – 31st, 2022.

Zebras at Fossil Rim

Thursday, November 19th, 2020


 

Zebras at Fossil Rim Wildlife Park, TX - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Zebras at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Fossil Rim is a wonderful drive-through park, dedicated to conservation, research, training and education. You may be greeted by guanacos, zebras and ostrich, and can take your own time, but there are also guided tours.

Stormy Morning Travel

Sunday, September 20th, 2020


 

Stormy Morning Travel, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Stormy Morning Travel along Hwy 2W, North Dakota – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90lb watercolor paper

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.

The Terracotta Army

Thursday, August 6th, 2020


 

The Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China - 18H x 24W inches graphite, soft pastel on paper - work in progress

The Terracotta Army, Xi’an, China – 18H x 24W inches graphite, soft pastel on paper – work in progress. We visited China in 2016 so this is done from my own photos. The drawing looked boring so I added some stylized traditional Chinese characters that translate the title, “Terracotta Army”.  Some tones and details need a bit more work. Here’s a link to Wikipedia with info about the sculptures.

Mom and Dad’s Hands

Monday, July 27th, 2020


 

Mom and Dad's Hands, 16H x 20W inches graphite on paper

Mom and Dad’s Hands, 16H x 20W inches graphite on paper. Excerpt from Paul Simon’s “I Don’t Believe” on the album, ‘Surprise’:

“I don’t believe A heart can be filled to the brim Then vanish like mist As though life were a whim”.

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.

Brooke

Friday, July 12th, 2019


 
Brooke, 11 x 14 inches graphite on paper

Brooke, 11 x 14 inches graphite on paper

Lilies at Butchart Gardens, BC

Sunday, August 5th, 2018


 

Lilies, 18H x 24W inches graphite on 140 lb cold pressed premium

Lilies at the Butchart Gardens, Victoria BC, 18H x 24W inches graphite on 140 lb cold pressed premium. Detail image:
 

Lilies center right detail

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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