Winter
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Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
Saguaro Cactus and surrounding scrub – January in the Sonoran Desert south of Phoenix AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. This and the surrounding Saguaros all had either burn damage from forest fires or bacterial necrosis, a disease rotting them from the ground up. Local groups are rescuing Saguaros by cutting off an arm or the top and replanting them, helping to restore the fragile Sonoran Desert ecosystem.
Heather In The Snow
Friday, March 1st, 2024
Heather In The Snow, 27H x 33W soft pastels on paper
Canada Geese
Monday, February 5th, 2024
Canada Geese at Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Beaverton OR, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Along Hwy 101, WA
Thursday, December 28th, 2023
Winter Drive, Hwy 101 through Olympic National Park, Washington State – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Winter Bones
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Winter Bones – lichen and moss on branches and the “bones” of the winter forest are revealed by lack of foliage at a flood zone in Hillsboro OR. A certain chaotic beauty and textures occurred during the first moments of work, so I didn’t tidy and organize the forest too much.
18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”. Details of work as it progressed:
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Moss Season
Monday, January 16th, 2023
Moss Season, Oregon – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Healthy Squirrel
Sunday, February 13th, 2022
Healthy Squirrel caught mid-chomp! Seen in January, Coppell, TX – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.
Pacific NW Winter Palette
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
Pacific NW Winter Palette, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper
Snow Day 02: Rose Hips
Friday, January 29th, 2021
Snow Day 02: Rose Hips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
Snow Day 01
Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
Snow Day 01, Hillsboro OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
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