Sugar Maple Leaves, Napanee ON Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Native to eastern Canada and the US., sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) are the showiest variety during Autumn, with colder nights producing deeper red colors. They are also the primary source of maple syrup, as well as hardwood lumber used for furniture and flooring. The sugar maple leaf is the central emblem on the Canadian flag.

Young Bucks – White-tailed Deer, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

 
Queenstown Peaks, New Zealand – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper and Lake Louise, (Alberta, Canada) 16 x 20 inches acrylics on canvas are on view at the Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) online exhibition, ‘Oh the Places I Would Go’ Jan 22 – Feb. 26, 2021.

The prospectus suggests, “Oh the places we would go if we weren’t in quarantine. Or maybe, oh the places we will go once the world is safer. MFA’s fifth People’s Choice exhibition is all about the special places that we can’t be right now and places we’re dreaming of.”

Hyacinth Macaw at the Fort Worth Zoo, TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on watercolor paper, a departure recently, from my usual trees and landscapes.

Sleepy Kitty, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Lupine, Sherwood, OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb WC paper.

Bearded Dragon, City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Australia – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W”.

Chinese Gardens, Singapore with Strangler Fig trees, Jurong Lake Gardens – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Snow Day 02: Rose Hips, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Snow Day 01, Hillsboro OR – 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper