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)

flowers and leaves

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Foggy Day and Rhododendrons

Wednesday, January 14th, 2026

 

Mt. Walker WA, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Mt. Walker, WA State – Foggy day and Rhododendrons, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

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  

Rhododendrons

Monday, May 12th, 2025

 

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

Shooting Star

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

 

Shooting Star, BC wildflower, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia) BC wildflower, Vancouver Island, Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Purple Pansies

Friday, October 11th, 2024

 

Purple Pansies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Purple Pansies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper – framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Hydrangeas

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

 

Hydrangeas, 18H x 24W soft pastels on watercolor paper. 27H x 33W inches white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Hydrangeas, 18H x 24W soft pastels on watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Indian Paintbrush

Saturday, June 15th, 2024

 

Indian Paintbrush, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Indian Paintbrush, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Butterfly Bush

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

 

Butterfly Bush - invasive Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
True Beauty 2024 - Nikki Coulombe - Butterfly Bush - Artwork BadgeShowing in Exhibizone’s True Beauty June 12-Aug. 12th, 2024
 Butterfly Bush – Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Beautiful invasion: Native to central China and an ornamental in North American gardens, the Butterfly Bush is viewed as invasive in many countries across the world. Originally drawn and posted April 7th, 2024.

Bachelor’s Buttons

Tuesday, June 11th, 2024

 

Bachelor's Buttons and California Poppies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bachelor’s Buttons and California Poppies, Hillsboro OR garden, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Tulips

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

 

Tulips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Tulips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

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