Friday, my co-worker/naturalist, Kristen Marshall Mattson and I led a nature journaling workshop for members of Spring Island. What a great way to start the day! Walking through the woods, examining plants, sketching our finds, adding details, learning new things both art and nature related. YUM! None of us wanted it to end 🙂 Did […]
Category Archives: Nature Journaling
Turtle Tuesday – Florida Softshell
A new series is born! While I can’t promise turtle postings every week, Tuesday’s will be Turtle Day for this blog 🙂 I saw my first Softshell a little over a year ago and was amazed at its size. It had to be a female. This species’ females can grow to 24 3/4 inches!!! A […]
Plein Air Nature Journal Page Tutorial
Last week, we had some unusually warm weather in the lowcountry. Rob and I took advantage by taking our bikes to Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. This is one of the major reasons I asked for a bike for Christmas. I’ve been yearning to sketch and paint the far and beyond of Pinckney. By the […]
Beach Day with my Stillman and Birn Journal
Last month I entered a drawing on Stillman and Birn’s FaceBook page to win one of their hardbound journals that feature 180 lb. watercolor paper. I was one of 10 lucky artists to win 🙂 Two Sundays ago, I had the perfect opportunity to take it for a spin. We treated ourselves to beach chairs […]
Blue Moon Celebration… Goodbye Neil
We’ve had soooo many storms all week that I was thrilled when the Weather Channel said our chances for rain would be 30% at moonrise Friday. I was still worried that a thunderstorm might pop up. Usually a 30% chance of rain in the lowcountry means zero rain….. but lately, that truth is being rubbed […]
August Duet… The Sequel
Well, these pretty flowers kept singing their song on my desk and I couldn’t resist sketching another view! I must say, painting during lunch breaks is quite refreshing. The Brown-eyed Susan is a tall plant that’s covered in smaller flowers. You just feel happy when looking at it. The Ironweed, which grows right beside the […]
