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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Autumn Leaves, Trask River OR

Monday, September 29th, 2025


 

Trask River OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper
Autumn Leaves, Trask River, Oregon 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper (2020), 27H x 33W inches framed size (2021). White mat, white wood frame with crackle finish. Showcased in Biafarin/Exhibizone’s international online exhibition, Seasons: Fall 2025 October 1st through December 1st.

Kingdom Animalia 2025

Wednesday, September 17th, 2025


 

Fruit Bats, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Fruit Bats, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W inches framed size (2021). White mat, white wood frame with crackle finish.

Kingdom Animalia - 2025 - Nikki Coulombe - Fruit Bats - Artwork BadgeShowcased in Exhibizone’s international online exhibition, Kingdom Animalia 2025 September 20th – November 20th.

One of my most memorable and favorite experiences of all time was seeing what we initially thought were pinecones until they started moving – thousands of fruit bats in the pine trees at Adelaide Botanic Gardens, located within the city limits. On a very hot summer day at sunset we sat and watched them fly low across the river while skimming their bodies across the water, then fly back to a tree, settle on a branch and lick the water off their fur.

Creative Minds 2025

Friday, September 5th, 2025


 

Chrysanthemums Chair, 29H x 29W x 29D inches refurbished vintage chair, woven canvas strips, layers of plaster cured, sanded and carved. Painted with acrylics, varathane, and waxed to enhance colors.
Creative Minds 2025 - Nikki Coulombe - Poster Chrysanthemums Chair showcased in Biafarin / Exhibizone’s ‘Creative Minds’ showing online Sept. 6th – Nov. 6th, 2025

See more info about the chairs, upcycled from 1960’s plastic lawn chairs – blog posts detail work in progress on Sept 10th, 2015, Sept. 29th, Oct. 18th, and finished on Jan. 14th 2016. The chair is carved and painted underneath also.

Thumbnails of drawing, painting, adding plaster petals, carving and sanding layers, then repeating the process:

  Chrysanthemums Chair, initial sketch on plaster, detail Chrysanthemums Chair front detail, paint outline Chrysanthemums Chair detail of additional plaster petals  
  Chrysanthemums Chair front sanding after 1st paint Oct. 2015 Chrysanthemums Chair back, layering more plaster Chrysanthemums Chair finished, back detail  

Seasons – Summer 2025

Thursday, June 26th, 2025


 

Blackberries, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Blackberries, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” (2021), white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Showcased in Biafarin’s “Seasons: Summer 2025” June 28 – August 28, 2025.

Humorous 2025

Friday, May 23rd, 2025


 

Sleepy Kitty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Certificate for Humorous 2025 ExhibitionSleepy Kitty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” (2021), white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Showing in Exhibizone’s “Humorous 2025” May 24 – July 24, 2025.

 

Extinction – Save the Planet 2025

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025


 

Organic - Wildorado Wind Ranch, TX - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Extinction, Save the Planet Participation AwardOrganic – Wildorado Wind Ranch, 25 miles from Amarillo, Texas – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
“Organic” will be showcased in Gallerium’s ‘Extinction – Save the Planet 2025’ May 7th – July 7th.

Landscape

Saturday, February 8th, 2025


 

Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W" white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC and Cape Meares Fog (Oregon), each 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Both won Honorable Mention in Teravarna Gallery’s online 11th Landscape International Juried Art Competition, February 2025.

  Cape Meares Fog OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W" white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.   Cape Meares Fog and Elk Falls won Honorable Mention in Teravarna Gallery's 11th Landscape International Juried Art Competition showing online, February 2025  

Flowers

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025


 

Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W
Tulips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33WHonorable Mention for Teravarna Exhibition 9th Flowers
Tulips and Sunflowers won Honorable Mentions and are showcased in Teravarna’s 9th Flowers Exhibition for the month of January 2025.

Both are 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Pancake Ice

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025


 

Pancake Ice, Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro OR in Exhibizone's Seasons: Winter exhibition
Pancake Ice, photo taken in January, 2017 at Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro OR in Exhibizone’s Seasons: Winter exhibition showing Jan 8th – March 31st, 2025.

Dead but Dynamic

Friday, December 6th, 2024


 

Dead But Dynamic, Choke Canyon National Park, TX, 27H x 33W inches framed, soft pastels on paper
Certificate for Biafarin Gallery online exhibition, Chaos and HarmonyDead But Dynamic, Choke Canyon National Park, TX, 27H x 33W inches framed, soft pastels on paper. Showcased in Biafarin Gallery’s “Chaos and Harmony” Dec. 7th 2024 to Feb. 7th 2025.

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