Back in April, I conducted an Around-the-Town Sketching Workshop in Beaufort for Coastal Art Supply. On the first day, we started by drawing small boxes of various sizes on a page in our sketchbooks. Then we headed outside with just our Micron pens, pencils and sketchbooks. My goals for the students included learning how to […]
Category Archives: Watercolor Pencils
Signs of Autumn in the Low Country
Spartina alterniflora Here in the low country of South Carolina, our trees do not rush to change their leaves to the colors of orange, yellow, red, burgundy and purple we so love in Autumn. For that matter, Mother Nature doesn’t abruptly turn the temperature down either! Telltale signs that the hot, humid days of summer […]
A Day at the Beach and Whitelines Paper
Being at the beach on Hilton Head Island in August can make you feel like a sardine packed in oil, in a very small can. The word ‘crowded’ just doesn’t fit the bill. Rob and I found this out back in 2007, our first full year back in the low country since the mid ’80s. […]
Birding with Kelly… AKA Red and the Peanut
Imagine my delight when I received an email from Kelly, of Red and the Peanut, letting me know she’d be visiting Hilton Head Island real soon! I sooo love meeting blogging friends 🙂 click for larger view We met at Pinckney Island Wildlife Management Area and off we went to Ibis Pond. Kelly has a […]
Chechessee Creek Marsh
Chechessee Creek MarshOriginally uploaded by PJBee A stupendous day in the SC lowcountry! No wind to speak of and soft, warm autumn air. It was a joy to sit and sketch this scene of the Chechesse Creek Marsh.
Travel Journaling Workshop
A few weeks ago I conducted a 3-day Travel Journal Workshop at Coastal Art Supply in Beaufort. We made 2 simple practice journals. One from a sheet of 18 x 24 Strathmore drawing paper, the other from a half sheet of Canson Edition paper. I wanted my students to feel less intimidated about making marks […]
