Plein air watercolor sketch of the Live Oaks at the ruins.
Category Archives: Spring Island
Botany by Golf Cart
Botany by Golf Cart??? Indeed! On Spring Island is a Jack Nicholas designed golf course called Old Tabby Links. A couple of years ago it received a face lift, so to speak. Jack was in charge of renovations. The course was closed for a whole season. Part of the plans included the use of native […]
Field Sketching Friday
Friday, my co-worker/naturalist, Kristen Marshall Mattson and I led a nature journaling workshop for members of Spring Island. What a great way to start the day! Walking through the woods, examining plants, sketching our finds, adding details, learning new things both art and nature related. YUM! None of us wanted it to end 🙂 Did […]
A Wedding Day Walk
Today, I happened upon a co-worker with his girl friend. They were especially dressed up and I just had to ask what was going on 🙂 “We were just married!!” Well, I thought a watercolor sketch of where they first walked as husband and wife was in order, so I used this image as the […]
Steamy Summer Day
After sketching the Wood Storks, Rob and I drove over to the golf club on Spring Island. To one side of the club house are tabby ruins from the original plantation home. I headed for the shade of some Live Oak trees that stand on the edge of the marsh in front of the ruins […]
Wood Storks Nesting
Ever since I saw my first Wood Stork I’ve wanted to observe, sketch and photograph them throughout their nesting cycle. This year I got my wish 🙂 For the first time ever recorded, Wood Storks chose to nest on Spring Island! Yeah! They’re relatively close by and I have access! My first trip to check […]
