January 2, 2012

January 2, 2012

Snow everywhere! This sketch was done with a 7B graphite pencil, Gunmetal Gray Derwent watercolor pencil (no water added) and white gouache.

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Uploaded on Jan 4, 2012

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Jan 1, 2012

Jan 1, 2012

It's funny how snow takes different forms. Today the snow is coming down, not in flakes, but in...

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Uploaded on Jan 4, 2012

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A letter to the mouse in my closet ...

A letter to the mouse in my closet ...

This sweet little guy kept me up several nights in a row and initiated this letter. I left my...

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2011

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Notes on December dried weeds

Notes on December dried weeds

The fields are filled with the dried stalks of last summer's wildflowers. I sketched these with pen...

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Uploaded on Dec 4, 2011

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Horses Lazing on a Sunny Day

Horses Lazing on a Sunny Day

I revisited the stable where I spent many hours when I was a young girl. It was still filled with...

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Uploaded on Oct 30, 2011

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The uninvited guest

The uninvited guest

I didn't expect to see this little guy outside our back door one evening. Luckily, our cat didn't...

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Uploaded on Oct 27, 2011

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Last of the Flowers for 2011

Last of the Flowers for 2011

We're expecting a hard frost shortly and that will toll the death knell for the flowers. I'll be...

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Uploaded on Oct 19, 2011

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How fast they're growing!

How fast they're growing!

These are some sketches of my great nephew, great niece and two nieces from the last year. I can't...

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Uploaded on Oct 4, 2011

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I surrender -- for now

I surrender -- for now

I had planned to do so much this summer -- where did the time go?! I've come to realize that the...

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Uploaded on Sep 18, 2011

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Pink Poodle Skirts

Pink Poodle Skirts

How cute is this skirt! Because of the internet my niece is able to market her...

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Uploaded on Jul 25, 2011

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VERY tall flowers

VERY tall flowers

After I sketched the gracefully tall cimafuga a quick but violent storm blew by and flattened their...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2011

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Colorful July garden flowers

Colorful July garden flowers

What a blaze of color in the garden! These were sketched with a Pitt superfine pen and then colored...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2011

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Mullien and Mushrooms

Mullien and Mushrooms

When the weather got stifling the mushrooms popped out of the ground. I picked the one in...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2011

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End of June flowers

End of June flowers

I never realized how beautiful potato blossoms are. Since I started these flower journals I've...

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Uploaded on Jul 4, 2011

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The first page of my second Nature Sketching Journal

The first page of my second Nature Sketching Journal

The peonies have a lovely fragrance that I look forward to every year. We used to have red ones but...

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Uploaded on Jul 4, 2011

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June 20th, 2011 flowers

June 20th, 2011 flowers

This is the last page of my first Sketching in Nature Journal. I've spent so much time with it over...

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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2011

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more June flowers

more June flowers

As usual, these flowers were done in pen and ink and colored with watercolor pencils and white gouache on cream colored moleskine paper.

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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2011

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rhododendrums

rhododendrums

The rhododendrums this year was amazing and I'm always so sorry to see them go.

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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2011

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