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Hiking & Painting in Nature – Chicago
Month: February 2012
Feb 2012 Sketch Class Results
Last Saturday morning greeted us with a brisk biting wind and a mere 20°F. Brrrrrrr. We love nature but we’re not crazy…so we decided to sketch from inside the nature center. Each of us found a spot we wanted to paint from and got… Continue Reading “Feb 2012 Sketch Class Results”
Coyote Skull Sketch
Oh the treasures in nature! How can I express such joy from my adventures in the woods with simple text? Not possible. Well, let’s try… Yesterday I decided to walk the yellow trail from Pioneer Woods. It was a cold but strong sunny day. In… Continue Reading “Coyote Skull Sketch”
St. Francis Woods Sketch
Being a hectic weekend, I couldn’t get out, so these sketches are from photos of last weekend at St. Francis Woods. St. Francis Woods is a peaceful place which holds a retirement building for nuns. A highlight of the grounds is a wooded lot… Continue Reading “St. Francis Woods Sketch”
Owl Pellet Sketch
Finally!!!! I FOUND them!!! Owl pellets. After years of knowing what to look for and searching diligently, I got them! Whoooo Hoooooo! Yessssssss. Owl pellets are regurgitated fur and bones. Owls cannot digest them. It’s really not gross at all. If you have a cat, it’s… Continue Reading “Owl Pellet Sketch”
Daily Verse
- Isaiah 55:8-9““For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
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