I decided to treat myself to a set of 12 Finest Artists’ Quality watercolor pencils by Faber-Castell called Albrecht Durer (there are two dots over the u in Durer). The pesky little tin of 12 was on the expensive side….$24.00. I probably could have picked them up, at a better price on line but, I […]
Category Archives: Nature Journaling
Taking a Break
We are starting to have warmer weather again. Thank goodness, as it’s felt a lot like January in November and December! When Rob has a day off, we try to get in a golf game. Today was lovely. The low winter sun was diffused with clouds, making the golf balls easier to find among the […]
Gibbous Moon
Learned a new word today. I may have heard of it before, long, long ago in high school but, it’s new to me today 🙂 ‘Gibbous‘ Moon. Off to the dictionary. Ah ha! It means that the moon is larger than a semi-circle but not at big as a circle. Better yet is the word […]
Rewind to October
Commission jobs are still rolling in and taking most of my time but, I finally finished this journal page from October and had to share 🙂 Rob and I traveled to Columbia to pick up my painting that didn’t sell at the State Fair. It was a beautiful sunny day, and while Rob drove, I […]
A Rare Alignment….. Venus, Jupiter & Moon
We have had rain since my last post about Venus & Jupiter. I was getting worried that we wouldn’t experience this rare alignment. But, the day’s clear skies held. And, while we toured our neighborhoods Christmas lights celebration, Rob and I celebrated as we witnessed something near and dear to our hearts….. our celestial wonder, […]
Creating an Illustrated Nature Journal Workshop
It’s been a few weeks since this workshop occurred but I so wanted to share the fun! There were only two participants, but we got to take our time and some quality journal pages were created. Here’s a peak! Due to unusually cold weather, we opted to hold our ‘in-the-field’ session indoors. I brought in […]
