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Rob and I took a much needed break today at the ever so lovely Palmetto Bluff. This is a view from the lawn in front of the Inn at Palmetto Bluff minus their dock on the May River and a few shore line trees. I love the freedom of not having to record everything I […]
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Behind my booth at the Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival I discovered a plant I’d not seen before. I was struck by Nature’s red brushstrokes within the green leaves. So much of the plant reminded me of a poinsettia but then not. I posted this initial sketch on Flickr and asked if anyone had any […]
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I was hoping for a clear sky this evening, but not. The Hunter’s Moon did peak out at one point, but not enough to light up my view of the Okatie River. Still, a beauty of an evening 🙂 My favorite star gazing web site says:The Hunter’s Moon highlights the sky tonight. In most years […]
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Rob and I went to Beaufort yesterday. Pat Conroy was having a book signing at the Beaufort Book Store. Afterwards, we journeyed over to the Cross Creek shopping plaza for an ice cream at Brewsters. The plaza has a small pond where we saw Canada Geese a few weeks ago. I needed a CG fix […]
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Last week, I finally found a semi-quiet road where I could pull over to stop and quickly pick a stem of these sunflowers. The top flowers started to wilt the next day! Guess they don’t like tap water!I used Derwent pastel pencils that I’ve had for years but never realized they are water soluble!!!!! I […]
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This year’s festival was great! I made this sketch early on Saturday. Within a half an hour I couldn’t see across the street! Everyone was in a festive mood and….. they brought their wallets 🙂 Mind you, the majority of purchases were smaller but, it was so wonderful to see a few good sized paintings […]
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