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Monday, October 19th, 2026
Sugar Maple Leaves, (2021) Nappanee ON Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W” – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Native to eastern Canada and the U.S., sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) are the showiest variety during Autumn, with colder nights producing deeper red colors. The sugar maple leaf is the central emblem on the Canadian flag. With hardwood lumber used for furniture and flooring, they are also the primary source of maple syrup.
Will be showcased in Biafarin / Exhibizone’s Seasons: Fall 2026 Exhibition opening October 24th.
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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Goat Herder
Saturday, September 5th, 2026
Goat Herder, Qianxia Village, China (Originally created and posted June 13th, 2026), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed size – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Showcased in Fusion Art’s Animal Kingdom 2026 online juried art exhibition through the month of September.
Ezhuang Waterfall, China
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Ezhuang Waterfall Scenic Area, Zibo China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
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.
Our Power, Our Planet
Friday, April 17th, 2026
Prairie Dogs, the Badlands Hoodoos near Drumheller, Alberta 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. Showcased online at KBM Art Gallery, presenting “Our Power, Our Planet 2026” April 18th through May 29th.
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta and Saskatchewan are recognized for unusual mudstone and sandstone landscape formations, and also for having the largest deposits of dinosaur bones in the world. The geography in Horseshoe Canyon, Alberta is ancient, unique and incredible, and the prairie dogs – locals call them “gophers” – are an impactful part of prairie ecology, having extensive influence on vegetation and animal life. They live in colonies of up to several thousand, burrowing in networks of tunnels where other ground-dwelling creatures move in, various grass species are maintained, and rainwater is reserved and redirected.
They are cute to be sure, sitting up on their haunches chirping at one another, but they can be a nuisance to farmers whose horses and cattle can trip in the holes. Pest control programs during the 1900’s meant their numbers have declined, which congruently reduced acres of grasslands they helped sustain. As their own highways became populated with humans and cars, particularly during Springtime they are a road hazard.
In Torrington, Alberta, one lady has found a creative way to utilize the unfortunate casualties. You must visit The World-Famous Gopher Hole Museum located in the middle of nowhere, in a small hamlet where there is not even a gas station, along a seemingly endless dusty gravel road about an hour Northwest of Drumheller. Gophers are stuffed, sporting handmade costumes and placed in small cubicles displaying historic scenes. Completely bizarre, but actually very well done and absolutely worth the conversation-provoking side-trip if you are planning to visit Drumheller and the Tyrell Dinosaur Museum.
Frankton Arm Walkway
Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Frankton Arm Walkway, evening walk in Queenstown, New Zealand, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Gold In The Mountains 04
Monday, November 10th, 2025
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.