Let's Paint Nature!
Hiking & Painting in Nature – Chicago
Month: October 2018
Pumpkin Spider Watercolor
I couldn’t time this if I had tried…just days before Halloween. My son and I went for a hike at a local forest preserve. He found this species trying to cross the path, a female marbled orb-weaver (aka pumpkin spider). I wont lie. Spiders… Continue Reading “Pumpkin Spider Watercolor”
Let’s Paint Mushroom at Work – Speed VIDEO!
It’s so much fun to hike in the woods and find mushroom treasures! You never know when you’ll find them or what types you’ll find…that makes it exciting!! When you do find them, why not paint them? Spend a few minutes with me as… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Mushroom at Work – Speed VIDEO!”
Unfailing Hope Autumnal Watercolor
The way loss of autumn leaves is not a reason to fret. The way nakedness of tree is no cause for alarm. The way color drains from grass is not a concern. The way summer birds disappear is not anguish. For hope in things… Continue Reading “Unfailing Hope Autumnal Watercolor”
Angry Cottonwood Watercolor Sketch
The cottonwood wasn’t angry, I was. Just the day before I had gotten into an argument with an in-law which was totally taken by surprise. I held a rational conversation as long as I could until I had to remove myself from a room… Continue Reading “Angry Cottonwood Watercolor Sketch”
Daily Verse
- Philippians 2:3-4“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
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