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 […]
Category Archives: Watercolors. Plein Air
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 […]
Floral Celebration of Bluffton in Bloom!
A lovely Saturday for the spring event ‘Bluffton in Bloom’!The winning bouquet captured my fancy. I setup about 20 feet away from the floral tableto allow others to view the floral arrangements and respect Covid distances. I could tell everyone was so grateful to be out on this glorious day – masks and all! A […]
10-Minute Tuesday / Joe-Pye Weed
This tall plant in a pot at the Native Plant Project greenhouse at work was calling to me. I chose to paint directly with Tombow dual tip markers and a waterbrush. In a Canson Mixed Media sketchbook, I started laying down tan, brown purple and red marks for the flowers and stem. Just a few […]
Oh the Night Sky…
I’ll always be grateful for having dogs in our lives. They’ve kept me connected to the night sky whether from the ‘last call pee trips’ before bed or the thankfully seldom wee hours of the morning ‘I’ve got the runs’ trips. Probably TMI there! During the last pee trip on July 31st, the sky […]
The Ever Lovely Horse Sugar Tree
Drawn and painted from life. I’m fortunate to have these lovely trees in my backyard : ) Ink drawing and lettering done on 5.6. Painted on 5.9. A page doesn’t have to be completed in one sitting – Create when you can.