Turn into a Wonderful Nature Journaling Rabbit Hole! Quin gold, new gamboge, hansa yellow, raw and burnt siennas, quin rose, ultra marine blue, a dash of pyrrol scarlet… Yum! Palette’s are by Art-Toolkit. Here in the lowcountry of South Carolina, our fall colors are sprinkled within the landscape. Being a New Englander for my first […]
Category Archives: direct watercolor
Why Do You Keep an Art Journal?
There are so many days that come and go without a single note made or photograph taken. While I don’t keep a daily journal, I do try to note things that touch me or are just plain eye candy for my art soul.
Plein Air Sketch of Pickerelweed
Our June Bluffton SketchCrawl was held along the walking trail of Hilton Head Lakes community. I didn’t walk very far from the parking lot when I saw one of my favorite waterside plants blooming. It was a mostly cloudy day, but when I spied the pickerelweed, the sun broke through making me oh and ah […]
Watercolor Snippets of Old South Golf Links
I found a leftover narrow strip of Waterford 140 lb. watercolor paper that I turned into a 4-panel concertina booklet. Each section measures 3×5.5 inches. I thought it would be a fun challenge to create small watercolors as we made our way around the course. While Rob warmed up on the range, I recreated Old […]
Three Sisters Farm ~ Bluffton SketchCrawl
It’s always such a joy to visit Three Sisters Farm for our SketchCrawl. Beth Lee, one of the owners and sisters, gave us a tour of the gardens, then our small group scattered to the four winds to sketch. Art Goal for the Day . . . . . . Capture a sense of place. […]
Plein Air Painting by Golf Cart
I love joining my husband for a game of golf. He loves the game. I love the scenery. It was a crisp, sunny day and it felt mighty fine to be outside. Signs of Spring are beginning to show. Red maples and yellow jessamine are blooming, sheltered redbuds are starting to pop, I heard leopard […]