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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Oystercatchers and Mallards

July 30, 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!)

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Hydrangeas

July 16, 2024

 

Hydrangeas, 18H x 24W soft pastels on watercolor paper. 27H x 33W inches white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.
Hydrangeas, 18H x 24W soft pastels on watercolor paper. Framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish.

Categories: abstract/impressionist, Art for sale, expressionism, flowers, flowers and leaves, garden, Seasonal, semi-impressionist, soft pastels | Comments Off on Hydrangeas

Exhibizone’s Seasons: Summer 2024

July 7, 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

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Urban Landscapes / Seasons 2024

June 30, 2024

 

Luminosity, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish
Luminosity, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W inches, white mat and white wood frame with crackle finish. Luminosity showcased and won a Platinum Award in J. Mane Gallery’s 2024 Seasons – Urban Landscapes online July 1st- August. Also in the Show:

  Lotus Blossom, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Red Geraniums, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   January Thaw 02, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper   Indian Paintbrush, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Categories: Art for sale, Autumn, award winner, exhibitions, expressionism, Forests, landscapes, New Mexico, Seasonal, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, trees | Comments Off on Urban Landscapes / Seasons 2024

American Green Tree Frog

June 20, 2024

 

American Green Tree Frog, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
American Green Tree Frog, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper, framed size 27H x 33W”. Details of work in progress:

  American Green Tree Frog, work in progress, phase 01   American Green Tree Frog, work in progress, phase 02   American Green Tree Frog, work in progress, phase 03

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Indian Paintbrush

June 15, 2024

 

Indian Paintbrush, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Indian Paintbrush, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

Categories: Art for sale, B.C., Canada, flowers, flowers and leaves, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, travel, Vancouver Island, Wildflowers | Comments Off on Indian Paintbrush

Driftwood and Wild Sweet Peas

June 13, 2024

 

Driftwood and Wild Sweet Peas, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Driftwood and Wild Sweet Peas, Campbell River, BC Canada, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.

Categories: Art for sale, B.C., beaches, Canada, expressionism, flowers, Seasonal, soft pastels, travel, Vancouver Island, Wildflowers | Comments Off on Driftwood and Wild Sweet Peas

Butterfly Bush

June 12, 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.

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Bachelor’s Buttons

June 11, 2024

 

Bachelor's Buttons and California Poppies, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper
Bachelor’s Buttons and California Poppies, Hillsboro OR garden, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper

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Sea Anemone

May 20, 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.

Categories: animals, Art for sale, award winner, beaches, expressionism, Oregon, Oregon beaches, rocks, semi-impressionist, soft pastels, water | Comments Off on Sea Anemone

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