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Saturday, November 21st, 2020
Matthiessen State Park, Illinois US – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
This park located near Oglesby epitomizes the word “anomaly”. The surrounding landscape is flat for miles and miles, with a lot of farm fields and no hint at all that such pockets of vastly different ecosystems occur side by side, merging so abruptly. In fact, we know a guy who grew up an hour from there and he didn’t even know it existed! There are a few other hiking trails and hidden canyons with waterfalls in the area too.
Australian White Ibis
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
Australian White Ibis, Brisbane city Botanic Gardens, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Summer Forest
Thursday, October 15th, 2020
Summer Forest, Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Beaverton OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. Phases of work are in thumbnails below. It might have been ok if left alone after phase 02, but it seemed too ordinary, so I pushed it beyond.
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Overgrown
Monday, October 5th, 2020
Overgrown in Denton, TX, this old building is now torn down – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper.
Red Squirrel
Thursday, October 1st, 2020
Red Squirrel in Ottawa, Ontario – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper
Gold in the Mountains 03
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
Gold in the Mountains 03, Kananaskis Valley, Alberta – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. On sunny September days in the Rockies, it’s impossible to take a bad photo. The seasonal colors of Aspens are glorious; golden yellows made more intense by the backdrop of violet mountains.
California Redwood
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
California Redwood, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.
Mount Wellington Summit, Tasmania
Sunday, September 6th, 2020
Mount Wellington Summit, officially named kunyani, Tasmania – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
Google: kunanyi (pronounced koo-narn-yee) means ‘mountain’ in palawa kani, the beautifully revived language of Tasmanian Aborigines.
Wilson River, Oregon
Friday, September 4th, 2020
Wilson River, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on 140 lb watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish. Showcased in the J. Mane Gallery’s Seasons 2020 exhibition
Trask River, Tillimook OR
Monday, August 31st, 2020
Trask River, Tillimook OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white wood frame, crackle finish.
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