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 […]
Category Archives: Fast Sketch
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. […]
Oh the Night Sky…
I’ll always be grateful for having dogs in our lives. They’ve kept me connected to the night sky whether from the ‘last call pee trips’ before bed or the thankfully seldom wee hours of the morning ‘I’ve got the runs’ trips. Probably TMI there! During the last pee trip on July 31st, the sky […]
10-Minute Tuesday Series Begins
As a celebration for fast sketching and a goal to create more accurate quick sketches, I’ve created a personal challenge to post a weekly sketch that was created in up to 10 minutes. I haven’t had my bird feeders up in over a year. Life was just a bit full and I let one of […]
Quick Watercolor Sketch
I have a great office at work. It’s actually a converted two bedroom cottage. There is a small kitchen and an all purpose dining living area that’s now used for meetings. The bedrooms are offices. My desk is in one and our Landscape Ecologist (LE) has the other. The cottage is off and away from […]
