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 […]
Category Archives: Nature Journaling
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 […]
All Art is Local Column
Here is my final draft for the All Art is Local column for the upcoming issue of ArtNews magazine. You can click on the image for a larger view. The painting for the artist in residency piece for Cheraw State Park has been designed. It’s ready for paint 🙂 I’ll keep you posted.
My Tools of Discovery
The theme of the next issue of ArtNews, the Arts Council of Beaufort County’s quarterly publication, is Innovation: Science, Technology & the Arts. I have been invited to author the All Art is Local column. I love the theme. It’s a natural fit with my love of nature journaling. I’m very honored to partake! This […]
Summer Color Moods
Our time in New York is almost at an end. When we arrived in July, I had envisioned a lot more time on the boat taking in the evening colors. Silly puddin’! Between nursing Rob through back surgery/recovery, keeping the dogs from eating my in-laws newspapers, mail, food, cat food, litter (this house is not […]
