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)

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Butterfly Bush

Saturday, April 27th, 2024

 

Butterfly Bush - invasive Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Butterfly Bush – Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Beautiful invasion: Native to central China and an ornamental in North American gardens, the Butterfly Bush is viewed as invasive in many countries across the world.

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”.

Anemone

Monday, April 8th, 2024

 

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

Anemone, Cannon Beach OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Raw Beauty

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024

 

Raw Beauty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Raw Beauty, sunset walk through the Rood Bridge Park forest, Hillsboro OR – early Spring by the pond. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W” framed – white mat and custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.

Moody Weather 02

Thursday, March 21st, 2024

 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 2nd version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Moody Weather 02 – Sunset Beach, Oregon Coast, 2nd version, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Moody Weather

Sunday, March 17th, 2024

 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Moody Weather – Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Landscapes 2024

Monday, February 26th, 2024

 

Canadian Prairie Summer, North Saskatchewan River - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Canadian Prairie Summer won Silver placement in J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2024Canadian Prairie Summer, Canola fields by the Petrofka Bridge, North Saskatchewan River near Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan Canada. 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper won Silver placement in the J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2024 Exhibition, Feb. 26th -April 8th.

Also accepted in the show are Crater Lake, Heber River BC, California Orange Groves, all soft pastels on paper, and Lake Louise AB, acrylics on canvas.

 

  Crater Lake, OR, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   Heber River, BC, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   California Orange Grove, 27H x 33W inches soft pastels on paper   Lake Louise, AB Canada, 16H x 20W inches acrylics on canvas

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.

Astoria, OR

Monday, December 4th, 2023

 

Astoria, OR - Between Sun and Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Astoria, OR landscape – Between Sun and Storm, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

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