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 : )

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. […]

With Just Four Colors… Working with a limited palette

… And a waterbrush…  Oh, the colors that can be created! This exercise was done with Derwent brand watercolor pencils. Note the ratio of colors used when making the secondary colors.  Knowing this information before you paint is a real time saver.  Colors: Lemon Cadmium, Crimson Lake, Prussian Blue & Golden Brown It’s important to […]