It’s official… The bird feeder station is my shiny bobble. Making breakfast? What birds are feeding? Doing dishes? Who’s visiting under the feeder? Making dinner? Surely I have time to check the bird feeders out! Quick fountain pen captures as I view the feeders through a scope from the kitchen window… shiny bobble all the […]
Category Archives: 10-Minute Tuesday
10-Minute Tuesday / Bunny Visits
Under our bird feeder station is a busy place for birds and critters to gather. A couple of squirrels can be found there anytime of day, along with juvi cardinals, doves, grackles, brown thrashers and an occasional visit by an eastern towhee. Every now and then, I’ll pass by the kitchen window in the evening […]
10-Minute Tuesday / Blue Lobelia
This has been a busy week! In the past few weeks, my 10 minute sketch usually has taken place well before Tuesday. This time, Monday was the day. I did two 10 minute direct watercolor sketches. The first subject was a bit complicated for 10 minutes, especially with the so-so paper being used. The sketch […]
10-Minute Tuesday / Joe-Pye Weed
This tall plant in a pot at the Native Plant Project greenhouse at work was calling to me. I chose to paint directly with Tombow dual tip markers and a waterbrush. In a Canson Mixed Media sketchbook, I started laying down tan, brown purple and red marks for the flowers and stem. Just a few […]
10-Minute Tuesday
All week I’ve been watching the hummingbird wars at the feeder. In past years, I’ve only seen a lone female at the feeder. This year there seem to be two couples. One male has staked out his territory and prevents others from feeding. I’m going to have to put another feeder some distance away so […]
10-Minute Tuesday… Make that 15!
I felt like working big today. This is an 11×14 sketchbook. “Sure,” my inner voice said. “You can do a sketch of the pitcher plant in 10 minutes. Sure thing!” Almost… I set the timer for 5 minutes to get the drawing done. I used the small end of a Zig Dual Tip Brush Pen. […]
