January Nature Journal Pages

January Nature Journal Pages

Join me as I meander through my January nature journal pages.   The Talens Art Creation 4.5″ square journal has become a mainstay bring-along when I walk our pups in the neighborhood. The girls are getting real good at pausing while I make quick sketches. Sometimes I can add color on the spot, otherwise I’ll take […]

Beginning a Perpetual Journal

Beginning a Perpetual Journal

The practice of keeping a perpetual journal has been around for awhile. I’m just now jumping in!

When I’m planning a plein air workshop, I dig through old journals to get a feel for what the weather conditions were over the years for the date selected. That’s a lot of journals to…

Art Tip Tuesday ~ Ink, Water, Feathers & Fur… Oh My!

Art Tip Tuesday ~ Ink, Water, Feathers & Fur… Oh My!

June and July were great months for live sketching backyard visitors from the comfort of our air conditioned home! August is starting strong as well : )

Watercolor Snippets of Old South Golf Links

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 […]

A Visit to Widgeon Point Preserve

A Visit to Widgeon Point Preserve

Creating a Journal Page from Photographs We checked out Beaufort County’s newest passive park: Widgeon Point Preserve. A real beauty that can be found off of Rt 170, just before the Broad River Bridge when heading into Beaufort from Okatie. I didn’t bring my journaling supplies with me. This was a day for the dogs. […]