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)

Oregon

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Rise and Shine 2026

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026


 

Bald Eagles, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bald Eagles, juvenile watching mature one in flight at Oceanside, OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches. Showcased in Exhibizone’s Rise and Shine 2026, May 14 – July 14th. Stories of Rising, Visions of Hope – Sharing work that lifts the day.

Waterscapes 2026

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026


 

Elk Falls, Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Nikki Coulombe, Honorable Mention, Waterscapes 2026Elk Falls – version 01, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Won Honorable Mention in Fusion Arts Waterscapes 2026.

Moody Weather - Stormy Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperAlso in the exhibition is Moody Weather – Stormy Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The Art Exhibition will be featured on Fusion Art Gallery’s website homepage for 3 months.

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.

Horsetail Falls

Saturday, November 29th, 2025


 

Horsetail Falls, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Horsetail Falls Oregon, 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.

Autumn Leaves, Trask River OR

Monday, September 29th, 2025


 

Trask River OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper
Seasons 2025 - Fall participation certificateAutumn 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.

Scotch Broom: Beautiful Invasion

Friday, May 30th, 2025


 

Scotch Broom: Beautiful Invasion 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Scotch Broom: Beautiful Invasion (02), Oceanside beach hillside, Oregon. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

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  

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.

Landscape

Saturday, February 8th, 2025


 

Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W" white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC and Cape Meares Fog (Oregon), each 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Both won Honorable Mention in Teravarna Gallery’s online 11th Landscape International Juried Art Competition, February 2025.

  Cape Meares Fog OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W" white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.   Cape Meares Fog and Elk Falls won Honorable Mention in Teravarna Gallery's 11th Landscape International Juried Art Competition showing online, February 2025  

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