February Perpetual Journal Entries

February Perpetual Journal Entries

The change from winter to spring in the lowcountry begins in February almost with Imbolc and Ground Hog Day.  This year our late January snow and unusually cold temps delayed the arrival of pine pollen, trillium flowers, new shoots of coralbean plants, swamp maple buds and yellow jessamine by a couple of weeks.   Sometimes […]

January Nature Journal Pages

January Nature Journal Pages

Join me as I meander through my January nature journal pages.   The Talens Art Creation 4.5″ square journal has become a mainstay bring-along when I walk our pups in the neighborhood. The girls are getting real good at pausing while I make quick sketches. Sometimes I can add color on the spot, otherwise I’ll take […]

Keeping a Perpetual Journal

Keeping a Perpetual Journal

The 2nd year of my journey begins On January 1, 2023, I began my first perpetual journal.  What is this type of journal?  One in which you make weekly entries year over year on predated pages.  There is a bit of planning and prep work for this type of journal.  The journal has to have […]

Art Tip Tuesday ~ Ink, Water, Feathers & Fur… Oh My!

Art Tip Tuesday ~ Ink, Water, Feathers & Fur… Oh My!

June and July were great months for live sketching backyard visitors from the comfort of our air conditioned home! August is starting strong as well : )

The Butterfly Habitat at Coastal Discovery Museum

The Butterfly Habitat at Coastal Discovery Museum

May’s Bluffton SketchCrawl was held at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island. There’s a lot of eye candy for me on the grounds. This particular visit I had in mind to see how the Butterfly Habitat looked in the mid-morning light. The plan was to sketch the exterior and then go inside and […]