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Category Archives: Watercolors
Why Do You Keep an Art Journal?
There are so many days that come and go without a single note made or photograph taken. While I don’t keep a daily journal, I do try to note things that touch me or are just plain eye candy for my art soul.
Plein Air Sketch of Pickerelweed
Our June Bluffton SketchCrawl was held along the walking trail of Hilton Head Lakes community. I didn’t walk very far from the parking lot when I saw one of my favorite waterside plants blooming. It was a mostly cloudy day, but when I spied the pickerelweed, the sun broke through making me oh and ah […]
Watercolor Snippets of Old South Golf Links
I found a leftover narrow strip of Waterford 140 lb. watercolor paper that I turned into a 4-panel concertina booklet. Each section measures 3×5.5 inches. I thought it would be a fun challenge to create small watercolors as we made our way around the course. While Rob warmed up on the range, I recreated Old […]
The Butterfly Habitat at Coastal Discovery Museum
May’s Bluffton SketchCrawl was held at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island. There’s a lot of eye candy for me on the grounds. This particular visit I had in mind to see how the Butterfly Habitat looked in the mid-morning light. The plan was to sketch the exterior and then go inside and […]
All About “Coral” Plein Air Painting Day
There are two plants in our flower beds that I love to capture. Coral honeysuckle and coral bean. They’ve been in the ground for a few years, and much to my delight, both are really starting to show off! It was a delightful day to paint in the yard. I tried out both brands of […]
