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Okay, this is way off the nature sketch path but, I had to share 🙂 I love carrots: raw, steamed, sauteed, juiced with a bit of celery and apple, you name it….. Yum! Last night I was preparing chicken tacos. I like to add grated carrot as one of the toppers. Out of a brand […]
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Vivien Blackburn has posted a Challenge to paint or sketch trees. The sketches must be done from life – my favorite way to sketch and paint 🙂 I’ve gathered together a few that I created. The first is the currently blooming, ever beautiful Loblolly Bay. I cut a sprig from this much loved Loblolly Bay […]
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The weather forecast promised a hot and humid day with a heat index over 100 degrees. We picked up the cart at 7 a.m., and made our way through the woods. The alternate map, Corinna gave me, cut out the narrow bridge of the nature trail. We traversed through more longleaf pine forest. All was […]
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Yes, a day off to golf helped me decide on a subject, and I became a painting machine! Lake Cherokee stole my heart. A number of views were screaming to be painted but, since the temperature was climbing into the 90’s and the humidity rising, a shady spot next to the lake’s outlet won. We […]
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The prior three days at Cheraw State Park have been filled with explorations, photographing this beautiful area, and making a few sketches and journal entries. My mind was whirling. Where do I want to paint? Many area’s were pulling at me, along with the pressure of only a few days left. Let’s clear our heads! […]
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Up and out by 6:30 a.m. I wanted to catch early morning light on Lake Juniper. It really is a lovely time of day. Returned to the cabin for breakfast with my love, then we picked up the golf cart. Because it’s the golf course’s slow time, we were given full run 🙂 I love […]
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