Plein air watercolor sketch in a Stillman & Birn Beta Journal, watercolors, micron pen.
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Journaling a Road Trip
Don’t you just love the words….. Road Trip? ‘My love’ drove the entire way so I could document our day It was a tad difficult trying to letter as we drove along….. I finished the page as we pulled in the driveway!
Stewardia malecodendron
My coworker has this southern native tree/shrub growing on his property and brought a cutting to work for me. It sat on my desk several days before I had the opportunity to make a sketch. So long so that it was now or never, as the blossoms were starting to fade. I decided to use […]
Spring Azaleas
I so love when weather and time cooperate so Rob and I can go off to do what we love most…. he, golf. I know….. hard to guess my passion isn’t it On the other side of the trees is the golf practice range where Rob is happily wearing himself out. Here are images […]
Dogwood
Sunday, I found a Dogwood to sketch. What caught my eye as I stood beneath the tree was how the sunlit blossoms looked against the Carolina blue sky. I love how delicate and wispy the branches are that reach up for the sky. The white flowers are not really flowers, but are called ‘bracts’ that […]
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 […]