Ofttimes, when I choose a subject or specimen to paint in my journal, the journey to the completed page takes many roads. Journal…… journey….Hmmmmmm. Kind of goes hand in hand, don’t you think? I wanted to paint this unique Harvest Moon at a very special location. Spring Island immediately came to mind.It’s a 3000 acre […]
Category Archives: SC Master Naturalist
Understanding Water Quality in the Low Country
Those who have followed my blog for a while know that when we moved to South Carolina, I studied to become a Master Naturalist in the low country. I wanted to know what made this area tick. Now, one of my joys is sharing the often overlooked natural wonders that surround us here. Beaufort County […]
Cheraw State Park Artist-in-Residence
On Monday, June 15th, Rob and I head for Cheraw State Park where I am honored to be their Artist-in-Residence for 1 week. There were 65 applicants, of which 10 artists were chosen. The South Carolina State Park Service offers this program to painters, photographers, potters, sculptors, weavers and other artists that they may capture […]
Longleaf Pine Savanna
My first impression of the Longleaf Pine Savanna in Webb Wildlife Center was ‘magical.’ We fledgling Master Naturalists stood on the edge of the managed Longleaf Pine Savanna listening to the fascinating eco-history given to us by Bob Franklin, a Clemson Extension Agent. The trees were so tall, you had to stand way back to […]
Webb Wildlife Center
We fledgling Master Naturalists arrived at Webb WMA at 9 a.m. on February 25th, 2008. My journal page notes indicate it was cloudy and chilly but the sun broke thru around 11. All in all, a pretty spring day. I’ve scanned part of my journal notes for the morning session. We visited a Cypress/Tupelo swamp […]
Gopher Tortoise
A year ago, at this time, I began Clemson University’s Master Naturalist Program at the Low Country Institute in Beaufort County. One of our first field trips was to Webb Wildlife Management Area. I will discuss the morning session of our field trip in another post. In the afternoon, we visited a sand hill area […]
