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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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The Angel Oak
Friday, October 9th, 2020
The Angel Oak on Johns Island, South Carolina – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. The Live Oak with massive branches is estimated to be 400-500 years old. We visited during a tropical storm, so we were lucky to experience the magnificence of this tree all be ourselves.
Spanish Moss
Sunday, October 4th, 2020
Spanish Moss, Creyke Point, Vancouver Island BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 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.
Downy Woodpeckers
Friday, September 18th, 2020
Downy Woodpeckers, Grand Canyon park, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.
California Redwood
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
California Redwood, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 140 lb watercolor paper.
Egrets Roosting in Jacaranda
Friday, September 11th, 2020
Egrets Roosting in Jacaranda trees, Ajijic, Mexico, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Golden Hawaiian Bamboo
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Golden Hawaiian Bamboo, Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Storm at Dawn, Denman Island BC
Friday, August 28th, 2020
Stormy Skies at Dawn, Denman Island BC Canada – 18H x 24W inches soft pastel on paper. I’m using up the watercolor paper blocks that I ordered online. I didn’t like the paper quality enough for watercolors, but it has a nice tooth for soft pastels.
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