Commission jobs are still rolling in and taking most of my time but, I finally finished this journal page from October and had to share 🙂 Rob and I traveled to Columbia to pick up my painting that didn’t sell at the State Fair. It was a beautiful sunny day, and while Rob drove, I […]
Category Archives: Watercolor Pencils
A Rare Alignment….. Venus, Jupiter & Moon
We have had rain since my last post about Venus & Jupiter. I was getting worried that we wouldn’t experience this rare alignment. But, the day’s clear skies held. And, while we toured our neighborhoods Christmas lights celebration, Rob and I celebrated as we witnessed something near and dear to our hearts….. our celestial wonder, […]
Creating an Illustrated Nature Journal Workshop
It’s been a few weeks since this workshop occurred but I so wanted to share the fun! There were only two participants, but we got to take our time and some quality journal pages were created. Here’s a peak! Due to unusually cold weather, we opted to hold our ‘in-the-field’ session indoors. I brought in […]
Nemours Plantation Field Trip
I held my inaugural nature journaling field trip, for past workshop participants, at Nemours Plantation on October 30th. Nemours, a private plantation, is located in northern Beaufort County and extends for 8 miles along the southern bank of the Combahee River. It lies within the ACE Basin – a low country treasure that includes approxamately […]
National Wildlife Refuge Week – Pickney Island
In celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, Water-Dog Outfitters has partnered with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to offer tours of Pinckney Island. Rob and I chose to take the hayride tour. We enjoy Pickney Island but, to date, had not been past Ibis Pond. Here was a chance to scope it out and […]
Nature Journaling Expanded Workshop
I had three students for my inaugural Nature Journaling Expanded Workshop at the Society of Bluffton Artist’s Gallery (SOBA).What fun we had! We began by creating custom journals that included covering two boards, cutting down full sheets of watercolor paper and punching holes so we could assemble our books. Learning page design elements was next, […]
