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, […]
Category Archives: Watercolor Pencils
Common Nighthawks
For a few weeks before we left for NY, we had four Nighthawks entertain us during our evening dog walks. Best of all, we didn’t have to leave our neighborhood to see them. The first evening was too dark to make a positive ID, and they were flying quite high. Their flight was swift. […]
NY Clouds & Colors
Wow! What a difference in weather from SC to NY! No humidity and very cool to us… Daytimes in the high 60’s with a lake breeze, nights in the low 50’s. Needless to say, come bedtime, we slept with the windows open and the comforter on 🙂 And, much to my delight, groups of Canada […]
Escaping August Heat
Finger Lakes here we come! August is the perfect time to head north as it’s been a tad toasty in the low country lately. We’re heading back to our old stomping grounds on Conesus Lake. It’s the very last Finger Lake, located about 45 minutes south of Rochester, NY. Rob’s folks have a summer place […]
Wildflower Finds IV
Pretty in pink 🙂 The Common marsh-pink has striking center coloration. You really need to get up close to see it though. The Rose purslan flower is the most wonderful shade of magenta. They catch your eye even though the flower is quite small and close to the ground. Another pink flower in bloom, […]
Nature Journaling – My Favorite art supplies
Something I love to say is: “The longer I live, the better the art supplies become!” I have used many different art materials over the years for journaling, but my favorites are pictured here. They include: 12 watercolor pencils (still trying out various brands, for now Derwent is working well), Pigma Micron or Pitt archival, […]
