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)

Vancouver Island

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Elk Falls Provincial Park 04

Sunday, April 14th, 2024

 

Elk Falls Provincial Park 04, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Elk Falls Provincial Park 04, Vancouver Island BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Signs and Symbols

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024

 

Magic Hour, 60H x 40W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas

Showing in Gallerium Art’s Signs and Symbols January 10 – March 10, 2024: Magic Hour (Gitxsan Totem Pole, Thunderbird Park, Victoria, BC Canada), 60H x 40W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas. Wrapped sides painted, sturdy home-built stretcher frame, navy blue narrow wood trim finishes the sides.

 

Shore Birds

Sunday, December 17th, 2023

 

Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Detail images:

  Left detail of Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC   Central detail of Shore Birds, Campbell River, BC  
         

Elk Falls Suspension Bridge View

Friday, December 8th, 2023

 

Elk Falls Provincial Park 03, view from the suspension bridge, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Elk Falls Provincial Park 04, view from the suspension bridge, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

More Postcards

Sunday, October 15th, 2023

 

Nimkish Lake Alder Shadows, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

Alder Shadows, Nimkish Lake Sunset, Stellar’s Jay, Bigleaf Maple (Port Renfrew), Creyke Point, and Mount Douglas (Victoria), 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

  Nimkish Lake Sunset, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Nimkish Lake Stellars Jay, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
  Port Renfrew Bigleaf Maple, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Creyke Point, Vancouver Island BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
         


Mount Douglas, Victoria BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

More Postcards

Friday, October 13th, 2023

 

Rusty train car from logging, Nimkish Lake, BC - 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper
Rusty Train Car from logging in Nimkish Lake, Tree Silhouettes in Sidney, Seagulls on a Campbell River beach, and Thunderbird Park Totem in Victoria BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

  Tree Silhouettes, Sidney BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Seagulls, Campbell River shore, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
         

 

Thunderbird Park Totem, Victoria BC, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

More Postcards

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

 

Dungeness Crab, Qualicum Beach, BC - 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper
Dungeness Crab, Qualicum Beach, Queen Anne’s Lace at Bexley Bay, New Growth, and Bumble Bee on Birds-foot Trefoil, today’s additions to the 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper series.

  Queen Anne's Lace at Bexley Bay, Vancouver Island, BC - 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   New Growth, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
         

Bumble Bee on Birds-foot Trefoil, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper
 

Postcards From The Island

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

 

Elk Falls Autumn Forest 06, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper

While on holiday here in Campbell River BC, I found a set of 24 watercolor pencils in a second-hand shop for only $2, and a pack of 4 x 6″ watercolor paper postcards for only 50 cents. During the next week (only while I’m here) I plan to paint small sketch-series of local sights.

  Elk Falls Provincial Park, BC - Autumn Forest 01   Elk Falls Provincial Park, BC - Autumn Forest 02  
  Elk Falls Provincial Park, BC - Autumn Forest 03, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper.   Beach Rocks, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
  Elk Falls Autumn Forest 09, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Autumn Forest 04, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
  Elk Falls Autumn Forest 07, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper   Elk Falls Autumn Forest 08, 4H x 6W inches watercolor pencils on paper  
         

Scenic 2023

Monday, October 9th, 2023

 

Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Showing online in Exhibizone’s Scenic 2023 October 09 – December 9, 2023.

Elk Falls Provincial Park

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023

 

Elk Falls Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Elk Falls Provincial Park 03, Vancouver Island, BC Canada, version 03, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.  White mat and white 27H x 33W” wood frame with crackle finish.

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