This morning, I ran into Beaufort to drop off a painting for the member show at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery. It’s a windy day, wsw winds from 15 to 25 mph. with temps in the low 50’s. Along Rt. 170, I encountered a flurry of large white snow flakes – the kind that are […]
Category Archives: Environment
Nemours Plantation Field Trip
I held my inaugural nature journaling field trip, for past workshop participants, at Nemours Plantation on October 30th. Nemours, a private plantation, is located in northern Beaufort County and extends for 8 miles along the southern bank of the Combahee River. It lies within the ACE Basin – a low country treasure that includes approxamately […]
National Wildlife Refuge Week – Pickney Island
In celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, Water-Dog Outfitters has partnered with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to offer tours of Pinckney Island. Rob and I chose to take the hayride tour. We enjoy Pickney Island but, to date, had not been past Ibis Pond. Here was a chance to scope it out and […]
Recent Low Country Observations
Well, life’s been a tad crazy, busy lately! September starts the fall season for my nature journaling workshops and local outdoor art festivals. I’ve paintings to create, workshops to promote, teaching materials to gather and commission jobs to finish. This leaves little time to draw in my journal, scan journal pages and post to the […]
Pave Paradise, Put up a Parking Lot
Joni Mitchell had it so right, so long ago. And, on it continues. I’ve had the environmental blues of late. My wildflower journal entries have spurred the worry of loss. The low country is growing so fast. People are flocking here. Developers are going to great lengths to take every inch of unspoiled land to […]
