Posted on October 31, 2014
by Christine
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My consecration. How do I pause morning and partake this very moment without your desertion? Rescue my heart and stay a bit longer… Oh, but you can’t. I will trap you with color and mix you with water and embed you in paper. My… Continue Reading “October Sunrise Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, Landscape, nature, sketchbook, Sunsets/Sunrise, watercolor painting, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, barn, farm, journal, nature, painting, poem, sketch, sketchbook, sunrise, watercolor
Posted on October 27, 2014
by Christine
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I like to change my medium up a bit by experimenting with other forms. For these acorns, I started with a water soluble pencil, then added color with a few watercolor pencils, lastly sepia ink with a pen nib and well. I think this… Continue Reading “Study of Acorns in Watercolor Pencil and Ink”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, weatherTags: acorn drawing, acorn hole, acorn weevil, acorn weevil larvae, art, Artwork, sketchbook, watercolor pencil, watersoluble pencil artwork
Posted on October 21, 2014
by Christine
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Yes, it will be easy. Yes, you CAN do this! So let’s get started and learn a simple way to paint an oak leaf using watercolors. But first, let me show you my palette so that you have the names of the colors. The… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint an Easy Oak Leaf!”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, step by step painting, watercolor paintingTags: art, Artwork, autumn oak, free painting demonstration, free step by step watercolor, how to paint an oak leaf, how to paint and autumn leaf, oak leaf, step by step, step by step watercolor
Posted on October 16, 2014
by Christine
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10-12-14 I go off track and sit in the middle of a plowed field, surrounded by golden tones. A slight cool breeze brings a delight to my senses. The earthen aroma doesn’t depart like the breeze. I am thankful. Sitting here, I make peace… Continue Reading “Autumn Dwarf Maple Watercolor Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, God, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: Acer ginnala, art, Artwork, autumn, dwarf maple, God, maple, peace, Prince of Peace, sketch, sketchbook, tree, watercolor
Posted on October 2, 2014
by Christine
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Do you remember when you were a kid and played outside how many bees there were? I was constantly chased by them it seemed. Most of the time I outran them, with Wonder Woman speeds and fear mixed in. But 3 decades later….where are… Continue Reading “Go Honey Bee GO! sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, aster, autumn, bee watercolor, bees, colony collapse, little red schoolhouse, little red schoolhouse art fair, nature