I’m trying out yet another Stillman and Birn Journal…. this time the Epsilon Series that has paper suited for pen and ink. This is my first entry and I’ve got to say writing on this paper with a Micron pen is dreamy. The greys were created with grey and black Pentel Sign Pens that I […]
Category Archives: Pen Sketches
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 […]
Around-the-Town Sketching
Back in April, I conducted an Around-the-Town Sketching Workshop in Beaufort for Coastal Art Supply. On the first day, we started by drawing small boxes of various sizes on a page in our sketchbooks. Then we headed outside with just our Micron pens, pencils and sketchbooks. My goals for the students included learning how to […]
Bear Tree
I’ve been walking by this interesting Live Oak for a year and a half, and finally, just the right day arrived to sketch it! I don’t know if I achieved the look of a bear face in my drawing, but in real life it really does resemble one 🙂 The tree stands along a sidewalk […]
Fish Haul Creek Park
At long last a few hours away that made me feel like I’ve had an entire weekend getaway! Fish Haul is on Hilton Head Island and borders Port Royal Sound. It’s a birder’s paradise and an ecological wonder. Every SC Low Country Master Naturalist class gets a field trip here and is warned not to […]
Sparkleberry, May Day and A Journey of Discovery
Click image to enlarge This page has been a long time in the making! Truly a perfect example that you don’t have to finish a journal page in one sitting. I started this page on May 1st and while I put the finishing touches on it a couple of days ago, my journey of discovery […]
