We’ve had soooo many storms all week that I was thrilled when the Weather Channel said our chances for rain would be 30% at moonrise Friday. I was still worried that a thunderstorm might pop up. Usually a 30% chance of rain in the lowcountry means zero rain….. but lately, that truth is being rubbed […]
Category Archives: Watercolors
August Duet… The Sequel
Well, these pretty flowers kept singing their song on my desk and I couldn’t resist sketching another view! I must say, painting during lunch breaks is quite refreshing. The Brown-eyed Susan is a tall plant that’s covered in smaller flowers. You just feel happy when looking at it. The Ironweed, which grows right beside the […]
August Duet
I love the color harmony found in nature. I picked these delicate beauties from the Native Plant Garden at the Nature Center on Spring Island. This is a watercolor sketch…. no pencil. I used a Micron 01 pen for the lettering and added the Ironweed’s white springs with a Signo uni•ball broad tip white pen […]
Daily Journal
Dudley tucked under my arm as I sketch. This year I purchased a lovely yearly planner by artist Jeanette Jobson. A painting graces the cover and there’s one at the start of each month. The weekly pages have good sized daily spaces to record whatever you like. I’m tired of the days sailing by without […]
Around-the-Town Sketching
Back in April, I conducted an Around-the-Town Sketching Workshop in Beaufort for Coastal Art Supply. On the first day, we started by drawing small boxes of various sizes on a page in our sketchbooks. Then we headed outside with just our Micron pens, pencils and sketchbooks. My goals for the students included learning how to […]
Full Owl Moon
I’ve been tickled for weeks as January’s Full Moon falls on my birthday this year 🙂 How great is that…. a present from the cosmos! The morning started off with total cloud cover, but the forecast called for clearing. Sure enough, when I took the dogs for their late afternoon walk the sky was beautiful […]
