The 2nd year of my journey begins On January 1, 2023, I began my first perpetual journal. What is this type of journal? One in which you make weekly entries year over year on predated pages. There is a bit of planning and prep work for this type of journal. The journal has to have […]
Category Archives: Art Supplies
Beginning a Perpetual Journal
The practice of keeping a perpetual journal has been around for awhile. I’m just now jumping in!
When I’m planning a plein air workshop, I dig through old journals to get a feel for what the weather conditions were over the years for the date selected. That’s a lot of journals to…
Autumn Sketching with Ink and Watercolor
Autumn in the Lowcountry is by far my favorite season. While we don’t boast New England’s colors, the textures created by both color and form are such eye candy to me.
Art Tip Tuesday ~ Ink, Water, Feathers & Fur… Oh My!
June and July were great months for live sketching backyard visitors from the comfort of our air conditioned home! August is starting strong as well : )
My Way to Play
For years I gave playing the game of golf a go. I loved the scenery and happened to see a lot of the courses we played with my particular game… I came to look on golf the same way Mark Twain did – a good walk spoiled. Then, the last 5 years I played, I […]
New Item in Sketch Bag
Click to Enlarge This page started off to feature the new addition to my plein air supplies, but then the page took on a life of its own 🙂 Often, when painting the full moon, I get frustrated with the drying time of watercolors, especially in the summer months when the humidity and mosquitoes are […]