Last Saturday, I took time out to capture the Bald Cypress in our back yard. These wonderfully lacy trees are a favorite of mine. In the fall, their green leaves turn russet closest to the trunks while the ends of the branches struggle to remain green. I used both Derwent watercolor and metallic pencils along […]
Category Archives: Watercolor Pencils
Fire on the Mountain – Mystery Solved!
Behind my booth at the Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival I discovered a plant I’d not seen before. I was struck by Nature’s red brushstrokes within the green leaves. So much of the plant reminded me of a poinsettia but then not. I posted this initial sketch on Flickr and asked if anyone had any […]
Canada Geese II
Rob and I went to Beaufort yesterday. Pat Conroy was having a book signing at the Beaufort Book Store. Afterwards, we journeyed over to the Cross Creek shopping plaza for an ice cream at Brewsters. The plaza has a small pond where we saw Canada Geese a few weeks ago. I needed a CG fix […]
Swamp or Narrowleaf Sunflower
Last week, I finally found a semi-quiet road where I could pull over to stop and quickly pick a stem of these sunflowers. The top flowers started to wilt the next day! Guess they don’t like tap water!I used Derwent pastel pencils that I’ve had for years but never realized they are water soluble!!!!! I […]
Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival
This year’s festival was great! I made this sketch early on Saturday. Within a half an hour I couldn’t see across the street! Everyone was in a festive mood and….. they brought their wallets 🙂 Mind you, the majority of purchases were smaller but, it was so wonderful to see a few good sized paintings […]
09.09.09 Velvetleaf
Given this special ‘number day’ in September, I had to sketch something so I’d remember where I was. Sketch I did, I just didn’t finish this page until yesterday 🙂 We had these plants all over our lot when we built our NY home. I remember how amazed I was at softness of the leaves […]
