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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Wahkeena Falls, OR

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

 

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

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.

Multnomah Falls

Saturday, November 29th, 2025

 

Multnomah Falls version 03, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Multnomah Falls OR – version 03, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Cedar

Thursday, November 20th, 2025

 

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

Hawthorn

Tuesday, November 18th, 2025

 

Hawthorn, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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
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.

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 (2020). 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.

Mutianyu Great Wall, China

Monday, April 28th, 2025

Mutianyu Great Wall - Great Wall Of China section 50 miles from Beijing, Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper
Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) – Great Wall Of China section 50 miles from Beijing, 24H x 18W inches soft pastels on paper

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