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Last month I entered a drawing on Stillman and Birn’s FaceBook page to win one of their hardbound journals that feature 180 lb. watercolor paper. I was one of 10 lucky artists to win 🙂 Two Sundays ago, I had the perfect opportunity to take it for a spin. We treated ourselves to beach chairs […]
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Today, Spring Island’s Landscape Ecologist, whom I share office space with, asked if I wanted to visit one of our resident’s garden… I grabbed my sketch bag before he even finished his sentence 🙂 I’ve been hearing about Ann’s garden for two years. It is incredible. Loaded with native plants and in one small area […]
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Click to Enlarge This page started off to feature the new addition to my plein air supplies, but then the page took on a life of its own 🙂 Often, when painting the full moon, I get frustrated with the drying time of watercolors, especially in the summer months when the humidity and mosquitoes are […]
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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 […]
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What an incredible day in the Low Country of South Carolina! Low 80’s, a breeze with cool tones, no humidity to speak of… Is it really August in SC? Rob and I took total advantage and enjoyed the day down in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island. We went to the driving range at […]
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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 […]
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