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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Sugar Maple Leaves

Monday, October 19th, 2026


 

Sugar Maple Leaves, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Sugar Maple Leaves, (2021) Nappanee ON Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Native to eastern Canada and the U.S., sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) are the showiest variety during Autumn, with colder nights producing deeper red colors. The sugar maple leaf is the central emblem on the Canadian flag. With hardwood lumber used for furniture and flooring, they are also the primary source of maple syrup.
Will be showcased in Biafarin / Exhibizone’s Seasons: Fall 2026 Exhibition opening October 24th.

Goat Herder

Saturday, September 5th, 2026


 

Goat Herder, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Nikki Coulombe - Fusion Art Animal Kingdom 2026 Goat Herder, Qianxia Village, China (Originally created and posted June 13th, 2026), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased in Fusion Art’s Animal Kingdom 2026 online juried art exhibition through the month of September.

Summer 2026

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026


 

Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.  White mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased in Exhibizone’s Summer 2026 Exhibition August 8th – September 30th.

Spectacular Landscapes 2026

Saturday, August 1st, 2026


 

Winter Forest: Dogwood, 14H x 20W watercolors on cold pressed paper
Winter Forest: Dogwood, 14H x 20W watercolors on cold pressed W/C paper. 21H x 26W inches framed size, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Accepted in KBM Art Gallery’s Spectacular Landscapes 2026 showing August 1st – September 10th.

Leaves and Petals

Friday, June 5th, 2026


 

Orange Milkweed, 15H x 22W inches watercolors
Leaves and Petals 2026 Exhibition Finalist certificateOrange Milkweed, 15H x 22W inches watercolors (sold), showing in Fusion Art’s Leaves and Petals 2026 Exhibition through June.

Rise and Shine 2026

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026


 

Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bald Eagles, juvenile watching mature one in flight at Oceanside, OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches. Showcased in Exhibizone’s Rise and Shine 2026, May 14 – July 14th. Stories of Rising, Visions of Hope – Sharing work that lifts the day.

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.

Our Power, Our Planet

Friday, April 17th, 2026


 

Prairie Dogs, Drumheller, AB - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Prairie Dogs, the Badlands Hoodoos near Drumheller, Alberta 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. Showcased online at KBM Art Gallery, presenting “Our Power, Our Planet 2026” April 18th through May 29th.

The Canadian Badlands in Alberta and Saskatchewan are recognized for unusual mudstone and sandstone landscape formations, and also for having the largest deposits of dinosaur bones in the world. The geography in Horseshoe Canyon, Alberta is ancient, unique and incredible, and the prairie dogs – locals call them “gophers” – are an impactful part of prairie ecology, having extensive influence on vegetation and animal life. They live in colonies of up to several thousand, burrowing in networks of tunnels where other ground-dwelling creatures move in, various grass species are maintained, and rainwater is reserved and redirected.
They are cute to be sure, sitting up on their haunches chirping at one another, but they can be a nuisance to farmers whose horses and cattle can trip in the holes. Pest control programs during the 1900’s meant their numbers have declined, which congruently reduced acres of grasslands they helped sustain. As their own highways became populated with humans and cars, particularly during Springtime they are a road hazard.

In Torrington, Alberta, one lady has found a creative way to utilize the unfortunate casualties. You must visit The World-Famous Gopher Hole Museum located in the middle of nowhere, in a small hamlet where there is not even a gas station, along a seemingly endless dusty gravel road about an hour Northwest of Drumheller. Gophers are stuffed, sporting handmade costumes and placed in small cubicles displaying historic scenes. Completely bizarre, but actually very well done and absolutely worth the conversation-provoking side-trip if you are planning to visit Drumheller and the Tyrell Dinosaur Museum.

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.

Autumn Leaves, Trask River OR

Monday, September 29th, 2025


 

Trask River OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper
Seasons 2025 - Fall participation certificateAutumn 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.

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