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)

dry pastels

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Eastern Redbuds

Saturday, March 29th, 2008


 

Eastern Redbuds, Coppell, Texas USA 22H x 26 inches soft pastels on paper, framed
Eastern Redbuds, Coppell, Texas USA, 14 x 11 inches soft pastels on paper.

Showcased in Artjury.com’s 2007 Spring/Summer Online Exhibition.

Salt Spring Island Fog

Friday, January 18th, 2008


 

Salt Spring Island Fog, B.C. Canada, 18H x 24W inches graphite, dry pastels, colored pencils on paper, framed size 29H x 35W x 3D inches
Salt Spring Island Fog, B.C. Canada, 16H x 22W inches graphite, dry pastels, colored pencils on paper, framed size 29H x 35W x 3D inches Details:
Salt Spring Island - lower left detail

Salt Spring Island Fog, detail    Salt Spring Island Fog, detail

Credit to my Dad, Jim Drury for the photo references.

Salt Spring Island Fog work in progress

Thursday, January 17th, 2008


 

Salt Spring Island, B.C. early morning - phase 01  Salt Spring Island, B.C. early morning - phase 02

Salt Spring Island Fog, B.C. Canada, 16H x 22W inches graphite, dry pastels, colored pencils. Stages 1 and 2 work in progress

A New Day

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008


 

A New Day, finished, 20H x 26W inches dry pastels on scarlet orange charcoal paper, cream colored mat

A New Day 20H x 26W inches dry pastels on scarlet-orange charcoal paper with cream colored mat. This is a completely different style using materials I’ve never really tried before. Using pure color has an incredible effect on the mood, and hence, in the work. It feels like a brand new day!

Eneggma

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006


 

Eneggma 01   Eneggma 02

Eneggma 03   Eneggma 04

Eneggma, set of 4H x 4W dry pastels on paper, part of sketches prepared for “The Perfection of Small Birds” by American Poet Hannah Gerber. Frames use crackle glaze and off-white acrylics over robin-egg blue. Sold.

Dust Bath

Monday, April 10th, 2006


 
Dust Bath, 4H x 6W inches dry pastels on charcoal paper

Dust Bath, 4H x 6W inches dry pastels on charcoal paper, for Hannah Gerber’s The Perfection of Small Birds

Chickadee 02

Sunday, April 9th, 2006


 
Chickadee 02, 4H x 6W inches charcoal on paper
Chickadee 02, 4H x 6W inches charcoal on paper, another sketch for Hannah Gerber’s The Perfection of Small Birds

Chickadee 01

Saturday, April 8th, 2006


 
Chickadee 01, 8 x 10 inches charcoal on paper

Chickadee 01, 8 x 10 inches charcoal on paper, for The Perfection of Small Birds, by Poet Hannah Gerber

Hannah was only looking for cover Art, but when commissioned to do only one design a lot of preliminary sketches are presented also, partly as a way of warming up but also to give clients a selection. As a result, extras were also used on inside pages.

Dusk

Friday, April 7th, 2006


 

Dusk, singing sparrows, 8 x 10 inch graphite and dry pastels on charcoal paper, cards available only

Dusk, 8H x 10W inches dry pastels, graphite on charcoal paper.  A few sketches for Poet Hannah Gerber’s book The Perfection of Small Birds will be posted this week. This one was inspired by “Dawn”, a recent acrylic painting.

Bluebonnets 03

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006


 

Texas Bluebonnets, 16H x 12W inches dry pastels on paper
Texas Bluebonnets, 16H x 12W inches dry pastels on charcoal paper, unframed, off-white mat.

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