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 […]
Category Archives: Plein Air
work created outdoors
Full Strawberry Moon
I rebelled from the business of moving long enough to capture the first full moon at our new home. As it rose over the trees it looked more like the Great Pumpkin….. June’s full moon is named in honor of the Strawberry. The short season and harvesting of this yummy fruit occurs in June. In […]
Early May Sketches
On the north end of Hilton Head Island is a lovely place called Jarvis Creek Park. I like to visit and sketch the pond and it’s surroundings. There is a dock for fishing with big signs saying ‘Do not feed the alligators.’ In fact, these signs are posted all along the shoreline. No fresh water […]
Windmill Palm Sketch
Sketched a friends Windmill Palm yesterday. It had fruit all over it. And, on the funny side, this is all that’s left to my General’s sketch and wash pencil. Amazing how much a pencil holder helps 🙂
Round 1 • Verizon Heritage
This is a teeny, tiny artist trading card. I didn’t feel like creating an entire journal page and was happy to find the cards in my sketch bag. I am enamored with the live oak that watches over the number 6 green on the Harbour Town Golf LInks. I’ve many sketches of this beautiful being. […]
The Marsh Tacky Run and Cup
Last Sunday we had perfect weather for the 2nd annual Marsh Tacky Race. This is such a great promotional event to try and save the South Carolina Marsh Tacky breed. They are a rare, small, colonial Spanish horse breed unique to South Carolina. My favorite fact is that these sure footed, agile horses, that were […]