Over the last week, the leaves of the tardily deciduous Water Oaks are finally starting to turn yellow. Soon to fall to the ground, I’m sure. Spring, spring, spring! Such a lovely word 🙂
Category Archives: Watercolor Pencils
2009 Journaling
The weather has been so cold (for SC) that when we get a day off and it’s warm enough, we’ve chosen to play golf. I don’t mind as golfing has become a ‘2-fer’ for me. The challenge of golf and the pleasure of journaling 🙂 I must say the journaling and my new driver are […]
Water Studies
I have had a long love affair with water. One of my earliest journal entries was of a reflection study at Look Park in Massachusetts. In the 90’s I explored water, this time my media was fiber. I was weaving on an 8 harness floor loom. Great fun! Now, all that know me understand my […]
Watercolor Pencil Workshop at SOBA
I always get so excited when it’s time to teach a workshop. This time the theme was not the usual “How to Create a Nature Journal,” but an “Intro to Watercolor Pencils.” I didn’t mandate what type of paper or watercolor pencils the participants should bring but, insisted that they get a Niji WaterBrush. This […]
Oh Boy! New Watercolor Pencils!
I decided to treat myself to a set of 12 Finest Artists’ Quality watercolor pencils by Faber-Castell called Albrecht Durer (there are two dots over the u in Durer). The pesky little tin of 12 was on the expensive side….$24.00. I probably could have picked them up, at a better price on line but, I […]
Taking a Break
We are starting to have warmer weather again. Thank goodness, as it’s felt a lot like January in November and December! When Rob has a day off, we try to get in a golf game. Today was lovely. The low winter sun was diffused with clouds, making the golf balls easier to find among the […]
