Created with Paper 53 app on my iPad, plein air between 7:45 and 8:15 pm last evening. Lucked out with having the moon appear between two thunderheads, which eventually swallowed up the moon. Thanks, to friends Lee Kline and Ann Thompson Nemcosky for letting me know that this was a Blue Moon of the ‘seasonal […]
Category Archives: Marsh
Super Strawberry Moon
The weather forecast called for a thunderstorm at 8 pm but, at 7:45 the eastern sky was somewhat clear and I wasn’t going to let the dark clouds building in west deter me. There was a moonrise to paint! I was also excited to try out my new plein air setup. I’ve been wanting to […]
Spring Tide, Super Moon and Tonic for My Soul
If the sky were completely cloudy and I had lost track of what day it was, I’d still know that either a new or full moon was about to happen. Why? The Spring Tide. This is the name for the tide that occurs at the time of the full and new moon and is 20% […]
Sunset on the Marsh and Supermoon
The weather has been tops lately. I love that it is staying light until 8:30 or so. I’ve been taking advantage and going for bike rides with a sketchbook tucked in the basket. Didn’t get real far this particular evening. I stopped on the golf cart bridge that leads to the ninth green and was […]
Waiting for the Moon
Last Wednesday the full moon was rising at the perfect time. I could paint it from a spot I’ve been eyeing that’s on the way home from where I work. Stay tuned for the rest of the story 🙂
Plein Air and Memory Watercolor Sketches
During the palette knife painting workshop with Jane Smithers, we also sketched in our journals. The larger image is a 15 minute plein air sketch, the smaller a two-minute memory sketch. Both using just watercolors with no initial pencil sketch. I so love timed sketching. Stokes become quite simplified. It’s great for loosening up and […]
