Posted on January 29, 2011
by Christine
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It is mild, there is no wind, and we are at a sweltering 30°F. Sweltering? Yes! After weeks of cooler temps, this is a heat wave in the Chicago area. So mild that the gang decided to sketch outside instead of inside! Yesssss! We are nature… Continue Reading “Jan 2011 Watercolor Sketch Class Results”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, chickadee, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: animal tracks of Illinois, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, free sketch class, hiking, hiking and sketching, IL, january nature, little red schoolhouse, nature painting, nature watercolor sketch, tamara eder, willow springs, winter
Posted on January 27, 2011
by Christine
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Oscar loves Piggie forever…or until he rips the stuffing out. This is my dog’s favorite, most beloved, toy Piggie. Well actually, this is Piggie #2, for he loves his Piggie toys so much that he loves them to death. As you can see Piggie is not bright pink… Continue Reading “Romantic Valentine Watercolor Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: dog, love, micron pen, piggie, sketchbook, stuffed dog toy, valentine sketch, valentine watercolor, watercolor
Posted on January 25, 2011
by Christine
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Do you want to learn how to paint in 2011 but don’t know where to start? Or maybe the dollars are a little tight and you don’t think you can afford a class? Well, have no fear….Free Nature Watercolor Sketch Class is here!!! WHOOOOO HOOOOO!… Continue Reading “Free Watercolor Sketch Class Saturday”
Posted on January 23, 2011
by Christine
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This is a picture I took last winter at the Orland Grasslands. I think it was about 4:30, just before dark. Something about this scene caught my eye, maybe it was the openness of the field or that lonely moon looking down. Winter is wonderfully… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Twilight Winter Landscape!”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, Landscape, nature, pastel painting, step by step paintingTags: ampersand pastelbord, art, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, free art lesson, free painting instructions, how to paint a field, how to paint snow, how to paint snow in pastels, how to paint winter, how to paint with pastels, how to use ampersand, Orland Grasslands, painting, paintings on ampersand pastelbord, pastel painting, step by step painting demonstration, step by step pastel, winter painting
Posted on January 15, 2011
by Christine
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01-13-2011 20°F cloudy McClaughry Springs Woods Stopping by McClaughry Woods, you can’t even say that I went for a hike, but rather just an emergency stop for 30 minutes in nature. When I’m only allowed a little bit of time, I try to be… Continue Reading “Woodpecker Hole Sketch at McClaughry Spring Woods”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, hiking and sketching, mcclaughry spring woods, mills creek, sketchbook, sketching nature, watercolor sketch, winter, woodpecker, woodpecker hole
Posted on January 9, 2011
by Christine
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Not feeling well, but desperately wanting to sketch, I stopped by Lake Katherine to do a quick one while sitting in my car. The snow was falling at different rates; sometimes slow and then all of a sudden quick and hurried, just to return to a… Continue Reading “Snow Flurry Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, storm, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, gouache, lake katherine, lake katherine sketch, micron pen, nature sketch, quick sketch, sketchbook, snow, snow in gouache, snow sketch, splatter technique, watercolor, watercolor sketch, winter
Posted on January 6, 2011
by Christine
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As a child, I grew up next to a small empty lot in the city. It was my special “field” where I spent much time exploring. I use to think it was so gigantic (it’s really not). I would walk around studying plants in my… Continue Reading “Winter Queen Anne’s Lace”
Category: art, Artwork, natureTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, painting nature, painting weeds, queen annes lace, snow, watercolor painting, weed, winter, winter queen annes lace
Posted on January 2, 2011
by Christine
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2010 left with a bang…literally. The last day of the year woke me up with thunder, lovely winter lightning and thunder, how rare! As a result, when I looked out the window in the morning, every evergreen blade held a beautiful sparkling jewel. Oh, how… Continue Reading “Nature’s Jewels”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, nature sounds, storm, thunder, weatherTags: music, music notes in nature, nature jewels, pine tree, rain, rain drop notes, thunder sounds, thunderstorm