soft pastels
« Previous EntriesRood Bridge Park Forest
Thursday, October 8th, 2026
Rood Bridge Park Forest, Hillsboro OR. A beautiful Autumn morning in a local forest where light, shadows, shapes and colors merge, are sorted and reassembled in this frenetic composition.
18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Brown Pelicans
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
Brown Pelicans, Oceanside OR. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish. These next images show colors and details that are not so apparent in the overall representation photo.
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Salmon River, BC
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Salmon River, 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. Below are thumbnails showing 3 phases of creating this piece.
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Queen Anne’s Lace
Friday, September 4th, 2026
Queen Anne’s Lace, Umpqua National Forest, WA – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Ezhuang Waterfall, China
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Ezhuang Waterfall Scenic Area, Zibo China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Summer 2026
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Sunflowers, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. White mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.
Showcased in Exhibizone’s Summer 2026 Exhibition August 8th – September 30th.
Bougainvillea, Jerash, Jordan
Saturday, July 4th, 2026
Bougainvillea, Jerash, Jordan, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Ajijic Market
Friday, July 3rd, 2026
Ajijic Market, Mexico – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Such a quaint little store. The drawing got a little over-worked but was a good effort.
Pronghorn Antelopes
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Pronghorns, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Pronghorn Antelopes (Antilocapra americana) – we saw two large herds in December 2009 near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Not true antelopes, apparently Pronghorns are more closely related to giraffes, and are the only surviving species of their family.
Rise and Shine 2026
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
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.