Easter Sunday found us outside doing the things we enjoy most. Yes, golf was involved… but not for me 🙂 A Sweetgum tree that was close to the putting green offered a branch at eye level. I’ve been wanting to capture their spring flowers for many years. It was great to see a seed pod […]
Category Archives: Sketching with Pen
A Walk in the Woods
With muck boots on, off I went into the woods that flank the east side of our home. We always have deer in our front and back yard. I wanted to see where they live. This is a good time of year to traverse the woods…. no bugs to speak of and that particular morning […]
Bald Cypress
In the middle of the town of Port Royal, SC, there is a treasure… The Cypress Wetland Park. Over the years, the town recognized the value of this wetland and have worked hard to preserve it. Last year they completed a boardwalk that skirts the edge of the wetland. In the middle is an island […]
Workshop Demo Pages
Here are two journal pages I created during a couple of workshops, as demonstrations for students. The left was sketched with a black 02 Micron pen. The right was sketched en plein air using an 005 Sepia Micron pen, then painted with watercolors using a waterbrush. The assignment here was for students to sketch what […]
Biking and Sketching in Sea Pines
It was a beauty of a day in the low country. Rob and I took our bikes into Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island. Sea Pines is a large resort and residential plantation at the south end of the island. Charles Fraser, a real estate developer, transformed HHI with the creation of Sea Pines, […]
Sketching and Biking at Palmetto Bluff
Oooo, the BeeCycle has been getting a workout. We went over to Palmetto Bluff to bike the trails. This is one of the scenes along the five mile drive into the village. On this trip I carried my 8.5×11 Stillman and Birn Alpha journal in my basket. I love sketching with a Micron pen on […]
