Month: November 2010
Posted on November 29, 2010
by Christine
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Last Wednesday I stopped by Arrowhead Lake for just a few moments of nature tranquillity. This sketch may not look tranquil (the sky unleashed freezing rain, ice, and snow) but I was the only one in the parking lot. Yessssss. The mallard ducks didn’t… Continue Reading “Arrowhead Lake Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Landscape, mallard, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, weather, wildlifeTags: arrowhead lake, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, freezing rain, mallard, micron pen, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor sketch
Posted on November 27, 2010
by Christine
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The free November sketch class at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center was a hit! As we took a short hike around the slough, we noticed something not seen last month. Can you find it in this picture? HOT DOG…it’s a beaver lodge!!! Wow!… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results November 2010”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching classTags: art, Artwork, beaver lodge, beaver lodge painting, Christine Kane Art, Cook County Forest Preserves, free sketch class, IL, little red schoolhouse nature center, long john slough, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor sketch class, willow springs, zone 6
Posted on November 23, 2010
by Christine
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11-21-10 (Sunday) 55°F low clouds, rain Spears Woods Heavy clouds are so low, I can’t tell where the distant tree tops end and where the sky begins. It is mild and raining. The rain makes a wonderful tap, tap, tap, sound on my rain… Continue Reading “Spears Woods Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature SketchingTags: autumn watercolor, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, spears woods, watercolor, watercolor trees
Posted on November 22, 2010
by Christine
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Just a friendly reminder that this Saturday (November 27, 2010) is another free watercolor sketch class at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center in Willow Springs, IL. Class will start at 9am and end at 12 noon. Dress for the weather!!! We will try… Continue Reading “Free Sketch Class Saturday”
Category: art, Chicago, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching classTags: Cook County Forest Preserves, free art class, free sketch class, how to paint with watercolors, IL, little red schoolhouse, willow springs
Posted on November 17, 2010
by Christine
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To play in the midst of mystery, when fog descends and things are not what they appear to be….oh how much fun there is to be had in nature! In the Chicago area during the early evening hours, we were greeted with a dark… Continue Reading “Misty Sketch at Swallow Cliff”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, weatherTags: art, autumn sketch, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, fog, fog sketch, mist, misty sketch, swallow cliff woods north, watercolor sketch, zone 7
Posted on November 16, 2010
by Christine
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I’m really not a morning person on my day off, so when I stepped out the door to walk my doggie for a morning piddle, my eyes opened up real wide when I saw this beautiful sky. Suddenly, I was AWAKE and excited to… Continue Reading “Morning Sky Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, Sunsets/Sunrise, weatherTags: sketchbook, sky sketch, sky watercolor, sloud sketch, storm clouds, sunrise, watercolor
Posted on November 11, 2010
by Christine
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Last month at the art fair, my hubby had the chance to take a picture of a great horned owl that was being displayed by a naturalist. How beautiful and majestic! Let’s have some fun by trying something new…. We are going to paint… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint a Great Horned Owl!”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, nature, wildlifeTags: art, Christine Kane Art, ckane, free art lesson, free demonstration, great horned owl, great horned owl pastel, how to paint an owl, owl, owl pastel, raptor, step by step demonstration, step by step painting, velour paper
Posted on November 7, 2010
by Christine
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11-07-2010 (Sunday) 60°F sunny, windy Bullfrog Lake The sun is warm when the wind stops. For one second, I get a really sweet smell…but I don’t know what it is or where it is coming from. Then it vanishes. The wind is so strong… Continue Reading “Fight For Life Sketch Bullfrog Lake”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, chickadee, God, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the fieldTags: art, bullfrog lake, bullfrog lake watercolor, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, dead tree, dead tree sketch, fight for life, God, Jesus, value, watercolor and micron pen, watercolor sketch, zone 6
Posted on November 4, 2010
by Christine
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Nov. 3, 2010 54°F, clouds coming from the west, wind Turtlehead Lake I find a group of trees along the orange trail that holds my attention, I make myself comfortable and sit right down. The sun at my back is starting to fade as… Continue Reading “Trees of Turtlehead Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, blue jay, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the fieldTags: art, autumn, autumn sketch, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, hiking, oak trees, painting, sketchbook, sketching, tinley creek trails, turtlehead lake, watercolor sketch, watercolor sketch of trees, winter oak tree, winter tree sketch
Posted on November 3, 2010
by Christine
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As you may already know, Let’s Paint Nature has been running for two years. The primary goal of this site is to offer free art lessons in the hopes of helping people become closer to nature. As of today, the “Learn How” page has… Continue Reading “We’re Going Video Baby!”