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 […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Mackay Creek View… Another Tutorial
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 […]
Plein Air Nature Journal Page Tutorial
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 […]
Happy 2013!
Starting the New Year off right 🙂 Took my PaintCycle for another spin this morning and sketched a Live Oak that has intrigued me for years. Finally down on paper!! It was sunny when I started out a little after 9 a.m., and the angle of the winter sun was perfect for seeing all the […]