On September 2nd, my first marks on the page were of a cardinal sitting on the branch outside the kitchen window. He kept posing, so I kept sketching. The next morning, bunny came to visit as I was making breakfast. It’s tough to sketch when other duties call – even with the timer set to […]
Category Archives: Insects
Lovebugs Everywhere!
I love keeping track of Nature’s seasonal changes in my journal. Just last week, the Spartina started to take on raw sienna coloring in places. I love the autumn colors of the marsh grass, but am not quite ready for the neon green to go! It saddened me. Another sign of seasonal change is the […]
A Discombobulated Day
October 1st: the plan…….. Paint! Well, after a morning and early afternoon of urgent matters taking over, I ended up feeling quite discombobulated! Enough! I have to go clear my head. Off to the tree line behind our house I went, sketchbook and wc pencils in tote. I’ve been wanting to sketch the peppervine with […]
Another Side of Wasps
Ah yes, wasps can strike instant fear into our hearts. I can remember my first experience of being stung by a wasp and that was many, many moons ago. So what’s this other side??? Like Heidi Van Impe’s story about the Bald-faced Hornet, there are many species in the Hymenoptera order that are non-aggressive, some even […]
Thursday at Cheraw…..Golf Day
The prior three days at Cheraw State Park have been filled with explorations, photographing this beautiful area, and making a few sketches and journal entries. My mind was whirling. Where do I want to paint? Many area’s were pulling at me, along with the pressure of only a few days left. Let’s clear our heads! […]
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 […]
