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)

soft pastels

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Autumn Leaves, Trask River OR

Monday, September 29th, 2025


 

Trask River OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper
Autumn 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.

Kingdom Animalia 2025

Wednesday, September 17th, 2025


 

Fruit Bats, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Fruit Bats, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, 27H x 33W inches framed size (2021). White mat, white wood frame with crackle finish.

Kingdom Animalia - 2025 - Nikki Coulombe - Fruit Bats - Artwork BadgeShowcased in Exhibizone’s international online exhibition, Kingdom Animalia 2025 September 20th – November 20th.

One of my most memorable and favorite experiences of all time was seeing what we initially thought were pinecones until they started moving – thousands of fruit bats in the pine trees at Adelaide Botanic Gardens, located within the city limits. On a very hot summer day at sunset we sat and watched them fly low across the river while skimming their bodies across the water, then fly back to a tree, settle on a branch and lick the water off their fur.

European Mountain Ash Leaves and Berries

Wednesday, August 13th, 2025


 

European Mountain Ash, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W" white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish
European Mountain Ash Leaves and Berries, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Landscapes

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025


 

Serenity, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on watercolor paper
Serenity, 16H x 20W inches soft pastels on WC paper (2020), 22H x 26W” framed size

Loon Lake Loop, Hwy 4, BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Loon Lake Loop, BC 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Both are showcased in Artist Space Gallery’s Landscapes Exhibition through August.

Crocosmia

Monday, July 21st, 2025


 

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

Seasons – Summer 2025

Thursday, June 26th, 2025


 

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

Blackberries, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” (2021), white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Showcased in Biafarin’s “Seasons: Summer 2025” June 28 – August 28, 2025.

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.

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.

Humorous 2025

Friday, May 23rd, 2025


 

Sleepy Kitty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Certificate for Humorous 2025 ExhibitionSleepy Kitty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W” (2021), white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Showing in Exhibizone’s “Humorous 2025” May 24 – July 24, 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  

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