“Autumnal” finished

Red and orange sunset skies over silhouettes of trees and shrubs
Yelena Shabrova. Autumnal
Black ink and colored pencil on paper, 6″ x 4″

This drawing is dedicated to dramatic sunsets between Newberg and Salem that I can never capture because there is no place to stop and I am driving. The trees are real, they exist somewhere in that area. The skies have no reference. They are just my memories of of rain-soaked sunsets when colors diffuse and blend together in wet air.

Delicate Beginnings IV – Accidentally Discovered and Finally Finished

Black ink drawing of a foal head, looking to the right, on a richly textured light green background
Delicate Beginnings IV – pen and ink on mixed media background, 5″ x 5″

A few years ago, I created a series of foal drawings for the Art for the Heart Gala at The Arts Center in Corvallis. One piece didn’t make it because I didn’t have enough time to meet the deadline, and since then I completely forgot about it.

Last year, as I was packing and sorting everything for the move to the new place, it briefly reminded about itself, but so much was happening at once that only now I finally had time to finish it. Just in time for the upcoming “Annual Color Show: Green” show at the Keizer Art Association!

This little foal is looking for a loving home. The rest of the series has been sold, but reproductions are available: