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It was a beauty of a day in the low country. Rob and I took our bikes into Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island. Sea Pines is a large resort and residential plantation at the south end of the island. Charles Fraser, a real estate developer, transformed HHI with the creation of Sea Pines, […]
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Oooo, the BeeCycle has been getting a workout. We went over to Palmetto Bluff to bike the trails. This is one of the scenes along the five mile drive into the village. On this trip I carried my 8.5×11 Stillman and Birn Alpha journal in my basket. I love sketching with a Micron pen on […]
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I’m so enjoying honing my sketching skills on the iPad using Paper by 53 app. I’m just scratching the surface with what this app can do. Check out artist David Rankin’s work here . Next stop…. in the field!
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Y’all know I love keeping tract of celestial events 🙂 Thankfully the sky was almost clear… Even better, atmospheric ice crystals created a huge ring around the moon as if to celebrate the closeness of these two heavenly bodies. I sketched the 6:45 pm and 10:30 pm views plein air, but in a different sketch […]
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click to enlarge all images I finished the page at home, adding a few more darks and textures to the exposed oyster bed on the left side and finally, the type. I made my notes in pencil while on location. I didn’t want to forget anything! One day, I’ll be able to write in a […]
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Last week, we had some unusually warm weather in the lowcountry. Rob and I took advantage by taking our bikes to Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. This is one of the major reasons I asked for a bike for Christmas. I’ve been yearning to sketch and paint the far and beyond of Pinckney. By the […]
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