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 […]
Category Archives: Watercolor Pencils
Full Buck Moon Eve – 7.24.2010
Friday, July 23rd, Rob and I drove from western NY to home. We left at 6:30 a.m. in the rain. Luckily, it stopped mid-way through PA. Outside of pit stops for the dogs and us, travel went smoothly until about 5 miles from our connection to Rt. 95 in Fredericksburg, VA. Ah yes…… traveling on […]
In Honor of Two Trees
Back in March I finally had the opportunity to sketch 2 trees (very dead) that I enjoy keeping track of. This spring, every time we walked this trail, more and more trees had rotted and fallen due to unnatural standing water. Poor judgement or lack of care in this housing development turned a Bottom Land […]
Adding to an Old Journal Page
In my previous post “Thank you PlantGal” I told of the story about after more than a year since my “Beard- tongue Or? post, I finally received an answer to an ID question! Now to finish the journal page with the correct plant name! Well, I didn’t leave a whole lot of room […]
Early May Sketches
On the north end of Hilton Head Island is a lovely place called Jarvis Creek Park. I like to visit and sketch the pond and it’s surroundings. There is a dock for fishing with big signs saying ‘Do not feed the alligators.’ In fact, these signs are posted all along the shoreline. No fresh water […]
Windmill Palm Sketch
Sketched a friends Windmill Palm yesterday. It had fruit all over it. And, on the funny side, this is all that’s left to my General’s sketch and wash pencil. Amazing how much a pencil holder helps 🙂
