Easter Sunday found us outside doing the things we enjoy most. Yes, golf was involved… but not for me 🙂 A Sweetgum tree that was close to the putting green offered a branch at eye level. I’ve been wanting to capture their spring flowers for many years. It was great to see a seed pod […]
Category Archives: Watercolors. Plein Air
Beidler Forest ~ Cypress and Tupelo
The Audubon Sanctuary of Beidler Forest is located in the town of Harleyville, SC, and sits in the middle of the very large Four Holes Swamp. I was first introduced to this amazing place during a 2008 field trip of the Master Naturalist Program I was enrolled in. I’ve always wanted to return and take […]
Sketch Outing with journal and iPad
I joined Rob for a golf outing. We started on the practice range. I used my iPad and the Paper 53 app to create some plein air sketches. I looked up at the tree tops. Buds were popping everywhere. Unfortunately, so was the pollen. As I worked I could see the pollen building up on […]
A Walk in the Woods
With muck boots on, off I went into the woods that flank the east side of our home. We always have deer in our front and back yard. I wanted to see where they live. This is a good time of year to traverse the woods…. no bugs to speak of and that particular morning […]
Bald Cypress
In the middle of the town of Port Royal, SC, there is a treasure… The Cypress Wetland Park. Over the years, the town recognized the value of this wetland and have worked hard to preserve it. Last year they completed a boardwalk that skirts the edge of the wetland. In the middle is an island […]
Workshop Demo Pages
Here are two journal pages I created during a couple of workshops, as demonstrations for students. The left was sketched with a black 02 Micron pen. The right was sketched en plein air using an 005 Sepia Micron pen, then painted with watercolors using a waterbrush. The assignment here was for students to sketch what […]
