Behind my booth at the Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival I discovered a plant I’d not seen before. I was struck by Nature’s red brushstrokes within the green leaves. So much of the plant reminded me of a poinsettia but then not. I posted this initial sketch on Flickr and asked if anyone had any […]
Category Archives: Nature Journaling
Hunter’s Moon
I was hoping for a clear sky this evening, but not. The Hunter’s Moon did peak out at one point, but not enough to light up my view of the Okatie River. Still, a beauty of an evening 🙂 My favorite star gazing web site says:The Hunter’s Moon highlights the sky tonight. In most years […]
Canada Geese II
Rob and I went to Beaufort yesterday. Pat Conroy was having a book signing at the Beaufort Book Store. Afterwards, we journeyed over to the Cross Creek shopping plaza for an ice cream at Brewsters. The plaza has a small pond where we saw Canada Geese a few weeks ago. I needed a CG fix […]
Swamp or Narrowleaf Sunflower
Last week, I finally found a semi-quiet road where I could pull over to stop and quickly pick a stem of these sunflowers. The top flowers started to wilt the next day! Guess they don’t like tap water!I used Derwent pastel pencils that I’ve had for years but never realized they are water soluble!!!!! I […]
Off to Sea Pines
It was more than time to soak up the ocean air. While our quick trip to the beach was just a couple of hours long, it sure was a shot in the arm. We saw large pods of dolphin, 2 Osprey displaying stealth hunting tactics, a few Royal Terns, and my favorite….. Brown Pelicans. I […]
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 […]
