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Sunday, May 15th, 2022
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These 3 pieces (Trask River OR, Blue Flag Iris, Branches ‘n’ Blossoms) are showing in The Lakeland Art Guild 50th Annual Melvin Gallery Art Exhibition, May13th through June 4th.
Trask River (autumn leaves floating) will also be showing at Las Laguna’s “Golden – 50 or Older” online group exhibition showing June 2nd-30th.
New Zealand Christmas Tree
Friday, April 15th, 2022
Metrosideros Excelsa – New Zealand Christmas Tree, windy day in Auckland NZ, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
Daffodils
Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
Daffodils, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”.
A Page Full of Pansies
Thursday, December 9th, 2021
A Page Full of Pansies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat, white wood frame, crackle finish.
Chrysanthemums Abstract
Friday, November 19th, 2021
Chrysanthemums Abstract, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
Bluebells
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
Bluebells, Rowley, Alberta, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Chicory
Saturday, November 13th, 2021
Chicory, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper (done April 2021 – now sold), showing through December in Las Laguna Art Gallery’s online exhibition, Botanical Art and Illustration.
Viper’s Bugloss
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Viper’s Bugloss – Echium vulgare – beside Highway 15 near Franktown, ON – this is the second version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The earlier version done in 2010 was probably my first success with soft pastels. I didn’t try them again until last year.
So cheerful and beautiful with pink buds and blue-violet flowers along tall stems, it’s tempting to pick them for wildflower bouquets, but the plant has tiny spines along the stem and leaves that are very irritating to the skin, so are best enjoyed left where they are, growing en masse in summer fields beside the highways in eastern Ontario.
I was curious about the name… according to the Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism edited by Michael Stuart (c. 1979, 1987 ISBN 0-9999-48911), they were formerly one of the most respected plants used for the treatment of viper’s snake bite venom.
Day Lilies
Saturday, July 10th, 2021
Day Lilies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. After 5 days of chasing an unsuccessful forest piece, I ripped it up, broke free of the frustration and had some fun with a new subject, colors and a completely different style. Art: no rules! This is my answer to “if you’re not enjoying it, why are you still working on it?”
In Full Bloom 2021
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
Prickly Pear Cactus, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33 inches.
Chicory, Beautiful Invasion, Blue Flag Iris, and Orange Milkweed are all accepted entries in J. Mane Gallery’s online exhibition: In Full Bloom 2021.
Chicory is sold. All are the same size and price.
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