It has been such an unusually long, cold winter in the low country that I’ve not done any plein air journaling in several weeks. In my semi-frustration with the weather (can’t get too frustrated when I see what the rest of the country is experiencing) I decided the bleak winter landscaped must offer something that […]
Category Archives: Nature Journaling
Fall November Colors – Waxmyrtle Fruit
This is page 3 and 4 of my autumn journal. I can’t resist featuring the fruits of autumn. I originally planned on having 3 different sprigs of plants with fruits on this page but the Waxmyrtle took over 🙂 One never knows how things will turn out. I love how journal pages take on a […]
Full Cold Moon Eve 12.01.09
Rain is in the forecast this evening for the first of December’s full moons. I did a quick watercolor sketch of last nights moon just before total cloud cover. It was a hazy sky with barely any definition around the moon’s edges. The 2nd full moon in December is on the 31st. It’s know as […]
Fall November Colors
Here are the first two pages of an 8 page mini journal dedicated to the Low Country’s November Fall Colors. Please click on the image for a larger view. We don’t see the over all color noted in the North East or the Appalachian Mountains but, the Low Country doesn’t lack for wonderful patches of […]
Bald Cypress – Fall Colors Journal
Last Saturday, I took time out to capture the Bald Cypress in our back yard. These wonderfully lacy trees are a favorite of mine. In the fall, their green leaves turn russet closest to the trunks while the ends of the branches struggle to remain green. I used both Derwent watercolor and metallic pencils along […]
Swamp-Lily, A Last Hurrah
Last week my friend, Kate, called to say she saw a flower off in the woods and thought it was something special. It sure was! A Swamp-Lily! Also known as String-Lily, Crinum americanum L. A few days later, I was able to go take a look at it. The weather was threatening but, I did manage to […]
