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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
Hawthorn, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Gold In The Mountains 04
Monday, November 10th, 2025
Gold In The Mountains 04, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. A favorite subject, Poplar trees and forest in the mountains of Kananaskis Valley near Calgary, Alberta in Fall.
Cosmos
Thursday, October 30th, 2025
Cosmos, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Autumn Leaves, Trask River OR
Monday, September 29th, 2025
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, 27H x 33W inches framed size (2021). White mat, white wood frame with crackle finish.
Showcased 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 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:
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European Mountain Ash Leaves and Berries
Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
European Mountain Ash Leaves and Berries, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Landscapes
Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Serenity, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on WC paper (2020), 22H x 26W” framed size
Loon Lake Loop, BC 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Both are showcased in Artist Space Gallery’s Landscapes Exhibition through August.
Crocosmia
Monday, July 21st, 2025
Crocosmia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Seasons – Summer 2025
Thursday, June 26th, 2025
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.
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