Everything has a yellow cast to it here in the lowcountry. The clear glass top tables on our porch now look like they’re opaque light yellow.Some are saying it’s the worst they’ve seen the tree pollen. I do like to use the Northeast Native American names for the full moons I sketch and have been […]
Category Archives: Plein Air
work created outdoors
Snow Moon
As stated in my previous post, I was a tad excited to capture the full moon rise but horizon clouds got in the way. I had a perfect spot by the marsh picked out and it was close enough that I could walk from our condo. After dinner, the moon was just rising over the […]
Dog Daze of August
In keeping with the hot weather here in the South Carolina low country I thought I’d literally bring you dogs days. Here are some sketches of our hounds done with General’s Sketch & Wash pencil. Please pardon the scans. These sketches are from 2005 when we were still living in NY. The paper is very […]
Pelicans at Fish Haul Creek Park
Pelicans Fish Haul Creek GazeboOriginally uploaded by PJBee A real treat today. Rob and I went to Fish Haul Creek Park on HHI, SC. It was a rainy morning but as we made our way there, the sky started to brighten. We sought shelter at the park’s gazebo. To our surprise, a huge flock of […]
In Honor of Two Trees
Back in March I finally had the opportunity to sketch 2 trees (very dead) that I enjoy keeping track of. This spring, every time we walked this trail, more and more trees had rotted and fallen due to unnatural standing water. Poor judgement or lack of care in this housing development turned a Bottom Land […]
Lake of Fire • Conesus Lake 3rd of July Celebration
Every year on the 3rd of July, the NY towns of Lakeville, Livonia, Conesus & Geneseo gather quite a crowd to watch fireworks and the best…… the Lake of Fire. Every cottage/home owner along the shore of Conesus Lake buys flares from the Lake Association and sticks them in the ground along the shoreline. At […]