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What a rush the pop of spring blooms can be. I have a hard time not filling up a weekly spread in my perpetual journal in one sitting! But then there are times of overwhelm as well~ with too much to sketch at one time. What to do? Follow the advise of Ralph Waldo Emerson: […]
I found a leftover narrow strip of Waterford 140 lb. watercolor paper that I turned into a 4-panel concertina booklet. Each section measures 3×5.5 inches. I thought it would be a fun challenge to create small watercolors as we made our way around the course. While Rob warmed up on the range, I recreated Old […]
Creating a Journal Page from Photographs We checked out Beaufort County’s newest passive park: Widgeon Point Preserve. A real beauty that can be found off of Rt 170, just before the Broad River Bridge when heading into Beaufort from Okatie. I didn’t bring my journaling supplies with me. This was a day for the dogs. […]
For our recent Virtual Bluffton Sketckcrawl, my husband, our dogs and I visited Jarvis Creek Park on Hilton Head Island. There is a lovely walk around a good sizedpond and trails are cut through the wooded areas. Lots of places to picnic. Wading birds and osprey come and go. Gators can be seen swimming or […]
This tall plant in a pot at the Native Plant Project greenhouse at work was calling to me. I chose to paint directly with Tombow dual tip markers and a waterbrush. In a Canson Mixed Media sketchbook, I started laying down tan, brown purple and red marks for the flowers and stem. Just a few […]
All week I’ve been watching the hummingbird wars at the feeder. In past years, I’ve only seen a lone female at the feeder. This year there seem to be two couples. One male has staked out his territory and prevents others from feeding. I’m going to have to put another feeder some distance away so […]
