Let's Paint Nature!
Hiking & Painting in Nature – Chicago
Month: June 2011
Lamb’s Ear and Honey Bee Sketch
I have a patch of lamb’s ear growing in my garden. It is silvery-green/gray and grows quite tall with tiny purple flowers around the stem. The flower buds look like tiny silver blueberries clustered together. The joy of this plant is to touch its… Continue Reading “Lamb’s Ear and Honey Bee Sketch”
American Goldfinch Painting and Video
The American Goldfinch is a happy bird. Or should I say, the one who admires the goldfinch is the happy one? Maybe a little of both. I have a thistle feeder in my backyard, far enough away from any other feeder (goldfinches like their… Continue Reading “American Goldfinch Painting and Video”
Rose Watercolor Sketch
Under the weather and not myself, my Mom gave me the most beautiful delicate pink roses, which if I could include a scatch-n-sniff, would knock your socks off!!! They smell far better than I can paint them. Roses are pretty difficult to paint, there… Continue Reading “Rose Watercolor Sketch”
Two Headed Pine Tree Sketch – Swallow Cliff
That evening light, the glow of the setting sun, it is so wonderful that it makes anything in its path illuminate with a gentle warm radiance. “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He… Continue Reading “Two Headed Pine Tree Sketch – Swallow Cliff”
Daily Verse
- Hebrews 4:12“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
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