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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Elements of Nature

Monday, September 23rd, 2024


 

Moody Weather - Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. 27H x 33W inches framed
Moody Weather, Oregon Coast, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches. Moody Weather, Best in Show, J Mane Gallery Elements of Nature 2024Won Best in Show and Featured Artist as part of the award, in J. Mane Gallery’s Elements of Nature 2024

 


Oystercatchers and Mallards

Tuesday, July 30th, 2024


 

Oystercatchers, (2020) 18H x 24W inches watercolors on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.

Mallards, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paperOystercatchers, (2020), 18H x 24W inches watercolors on paper and Mallards at Rood Bridge Park pond, Hillsboro OR (drawn and initially posted on April 30th), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Framed sizes are 27H x 33W inches with white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Both in the exhibition, ‘Flowing and Flying’, at d’Art Center gallery in Norfolk, VA August 1 – 31st. (Aug. 29 note: Oystercatchers sold!)

Exhibizone’s Seasons: Summer 2024

Sunday, July 7th, 2024


 

Damselfly at Xi Niu He, China, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, Framed size 27H x 33W inches white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Damselfly at Xi Niu He, China, (Rhino’s Horn River), 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, Framed size 27H x 33W inches white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Showcased online in Exhibizone’s “Seasons: Summer” 2024, July 8th – Oct. 8th

Butterfly Bush

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024


 

Butterfly Bush - invasive Buddleja davidii, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand - 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
True Beauty 2024 - Nikki Coulombe - Butterfly Bush - Artwork BadgeShowing in Exhibizone’s True Beauty June 12-Aug. 12th, 2024
 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. Originally drawn and posted April 7th, 2024.

Sea Anemone

Monday, May 20th, 2024


 

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

Silver Award for Sea Anemone in J. Mane Gallery's H2O 2024Sea 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.

Originally posted on April 8th, Sea Anemone won a Silver Award in J. Mane Gallery’s 2024 “H2O” Exhibition showing May 20 – June 20th.

Mallards

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Mallards, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Mallards, Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro OR, 18H x 24W soft pastels on watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Elk Falls Provincial Park 05

Sunday, April 14th, 2024


 

Elk Falls Provincial Park 05, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Elk Falls Provincial Park 05, Vancouver Island BC, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

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.

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