Flamingo, Fort Worth Zoo TX, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on WC paper. I’m enjoying the attempt at various subjects with soft pastels, and trying colors I rarely use.

Sunset, Yosemite National Forest CA, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb WC paper

Red Kangaroos and Wallabies under a large Eucalyptus tree, Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Pacific NW Winter Palette, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on 90 lb watercolor paper

Summer Storm, Montana, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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