Painting

Exquisite Oil Pastel Drawings Showcase Women Enjoying the Quiet Moments in Life

Oil pastel portrait of a woman

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Artist and illustrator Niki Dionne creates exquisite oil pastel drawings of women during quiet moments of life. Over the course of 75 (!!) pieces, she has depicted people in bookstores, walking with groceries, and outdoors (wearing a mask).

Each drawing is named after a woman. “I’ve been asked how I name my pieces,” she writes. “I simply name the women I draw and let that say everything it needs too. Sometimes a name comes to me, most times I give them the names of the people who inspired elements of the piece from their likeness to their hair to their clothing.”

If you’re interested in owning one of these pastel beauties, you can learn when they’re for sale by joining Niki’s Oil Club. Simply text AFOMOILS to 833-709-0881 and she’ll let you know when they are available. You can also shop more of her work by visiting her Society6 shop.

Oil pastel portrait of a woman

Sophia

Oil pastel portrait of a woman

Summer

Oil pastel portrait of a woman

Whitney

Oil pastel portrait of a woman

Soph

Oil pastel portrait of a woman

Saniya

Oil pastel portrait

Mekdes

Oil pastel portrait

Mariah

Oil pastel portrait

Nina

Oil pastel portrait

Kaz

Oil pastel drawing

Jean

Oil pastel drawing

Difference

Oil pastel drawing

Anita

Oil pastel drawing

Oil pastel portrait

Nicole

Oil pastel drawing

In addition to her oil pastel paintings, Niki also creates knitted portraits!

Knitted portrait

Knitted portrait