Native Vines

Coastal Autumn colors are still singing their song. The colors and textures are a delight to my eyes. Virginia Creeper and Muscadine Grape vines abound in our landscape. New to me is Virgin’s Bower – a native clematis.  I really want to explore the wonderful arrangement of the spent flowers.  They look different in every […]

Autumn Wildflower Celebration

These were picked from Spring Island’s wildflower garden last Thursday.  The Frostweed, Verbesina virginica, blooms are spent, but I still love their shapes. The Horsemint, Monarde punctata L, is barely hanging on and the River Oat sprig, Chasmanthium latifolium, has been brown for weeks. But Elliott’s Aster, Symphyotrichum elliottii, Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta and Wild […]

Palette Knife Painting

Please click to enlarge Two weeks ago I took part in a Jane Smithers oil painting workshop.  We used only a palette knife to apply paint to our substrates.  I’ve not painted with oils since college and this time around chose Holbein’s duo aqua oils as I want to not get involved with the chemicals […]