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:

Elk Falls (version 2), Vancouver Island, BC – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”. ‘Elk Falls’ is showcased in the Biafarin – Exhibizone’s True Beauty online exhibition March 20th – April 20th, 2023.

Won a Platinum award in the J. Mane Gallery Landscapes 2023 Exhibition showing online March 6th – April 10th, 2023.

Also in the ‘Landscapes 2023’ show are Kananaskis Valley (Alberta Canada), Cape Meares Fog (Oregon), Coeur d’Alene National Forest (Idaho), and Queenstown Peaks (New Zealand), all 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. To purchase any of these 5 pieces, use the Paypal tab below and specify the artwork title.

 

Fern Song, 12H x 12W inches acrylics on canvas, now being showcased at Shapes and Colors – 2022 exhibition March 1st – March 31st, organized by Gallerium and powered by @Biafarin platform.

‘Fern Song also’ received Honorable Mention in J. Mane Gallery’s ‘In Full Bloom’ online exhibition February – March, 2020.

Multnomah Falls – soft pastels version – 18H x 24W inches, framed size 27H x 33W.

Asters, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. I usually take photos outdoors, and like the previous drawing, it’s been difficult to get a decent photo of the piece as a whole. Details are best viewed in the following thumbnails 1. upper left, 2. upper right, 3. center, 4. lower left, 5. lower right:

California Agriculture: Orange Grove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. I can’t seem to get a decent enough photo showing true colors, tones and details. Below are detail images of small, cropped sections taken from left and right, colors still darker and more abrupt than the original.

Heber River, Vancouver Island, BC Canada – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Beach Sunset, Oceanside, OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

First Time in the Garden, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. The images below are three phases of the work in progress. I liked the garden details but chose to blur some of them at the edges in order to keep the emphasis on the chick.

 

Friendly Little Monkey at the Tad Sai Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches.