Ahhhhh, nothing finer than to be outside in the shade with warmer temps and a light breeze. I had the opportunity to do this on Saturday. The shade was courtesy of a couple of cypress trees with knees galore. The far shore view of a small pond enticed me with the colors of new and […]
Category Archives: Water Studies
iPad/Paper 53 and Watercolor Workshop continued
Again, we worked from a photograph, using the iPad / Paper 53 app, to learn how to feather colors into each other like when creating a wash in watercolor. Oooooo, I’m really liking the new skills I’m learning using the Paper 53 🙂 Step two…. create a painting from the sketch. This exercise was on […]
Memory Sketching – Canada Geese
Saturday, Rob and I had the special treat of visiting a local private plantation. The owners are great stewards of the land and take special pride in and care of the wild animals and birds that reside there. We were treated to a tour of the plantation via a gas powered four-seat cart. Owner Kathleen […]
Super Strawberry Moon
The weather forecast called for a thunderstorm at 8 pm but, at 7:45 the eastern sky was somewhat clear and I wasn’t going to let the dark clouds building in west deter me. There was a moonrise to paint! I was also excited to try out my new plein air setup. I’ve been wanting to […]
Capturing the Day
Rob had a tee time of 10:30 at Old South Golf Links. He loves to arrive early and warmup at the driving range. It was a beauty of a morning. I brought my Stillman & Birn 8.5 x 11 journal and a few empty pages from my unbound journal. While Rob warmed his golf game […]
Sunset on the Marsh and Supermoon
The weather has been tops lately. I love that it is staying light until 8:30 or so. I’ve been taking advantage and going for bike rides with a sketchbook tucked in the basket. Didn’t get real far this particular evening. I stopped on the golf cart bridge that leads to the ninth green and was […]
