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)

Forests

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Tranquilum 2025

Monday, May 26th, 2025

 

Queenstown Peaks, New Zealand - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Queenstown Peaks, New Zealand, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Showing in Gallerium’s Tranquilum 2025 May 28 – July 28, 2025.

Doe and Fawns

Monday, May 19th, 2025

 

Doe and Fawns, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Doe and Fawns, Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Beaverton OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Details showing work as it progressed:

             
  Doe and Fawns, Phase 01, work in progress   Doe and Fawns, Phase 02, work in progress   Doe and Fawns, Phase 03, work in progress  

Still Smoldering

Thursday, May 15th, 2025

 

Still Smoldering, Sequoia National Park, CA - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Still Smoldering, after forest fire in Sequoia National Park, CA – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Loon Lake Loop

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

 

Loon Lake Loop, Hwy 4, BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper - work in progress
Loon Lake Loop rest stop, Arrowsmith Viewpoint, Alberni Highway 4, Vancouver Island BC, Canada.

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.

Cape Meares Fog

Saturday, December 14th, 2024

 

Cape Meares Fog - Mountain Ash, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Cape Meares Fog 02 – Mountain Ash, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W inches framed size.

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.

“Landscapes” Exhibition

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

 

Heber River, BC, 27H x 33W soft pastels on paper
Heber River, BC Canada, 27H x 33W inches framed, soft pastels on paper is showcased in The Artist Space Gallery’s “Landscapes” Exhibition through October, then archived for a year.

Seasonal Storm

Monday, September 16th, 2024

 

Seasonal Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Seasonal Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W inches framed size.

Seasons 2024

Sunday, June 30th, 2024

 

January Thaw 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
January Thaw, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Showcased and won a Platinum Award in J. Mane Gallery’s 2024 Seasons online July 1st- August. Also in the Show:

  Lotus Blossom, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Red Geraniums, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Luminosity, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish   Indian Paintbrush, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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