Hiking & Painting in Nature – Chicago
You can hear the wheels of photosynthesis grinding slower. With every breeze carries with it a handful of leaves. They swirl past my ears.
Mr. Bee, would you like to visit the goldenrod resting peacefully on the edge of a quiet pond? Or in the middle of a blowing prairie? Your options are many.
A scold of blue jays call in the deep oak forest, while the rain escorted me through. Did I mind the rain? Oh no! On the contrary, I quite like the unexpected rain in the woods.
Come on a hike with me and see the sketch in process in my nature journal:
I would like to start a nature journal club but I do not know what that will look like yet. It doesn’t have to be paintings, It can be just text. Or text and a pencil sketch. Well, for now, I’m throwing it out there. Let’s see what materializes.
Sounds wonderful!!
Thank you π Would you like me to link to your blog? If so, let me know what state/area you are from. In the future I can add it to a nature journal post.
I like this idea a lot!
Thank you π
I need this. Iβm all in from central Pennsylvania. Letβs see what materializes with this idea!
Awesome! Do you have a blog? If not maybe the nature journal club will suggest activities to do seasonally.
Lovely πΊ
Thank you! Can I submit a link to your blog in a nature journal post sometime in the future? Beautiful work. If so, let me know what state or area you paint from.
Welsh Marches in the UK πΊ
great idea!
Thanks Carole π Do you have a nature/journal/art blog? π
I’d love to give it a go from Quebec. π
Awesome! Can I link to your blog in a future nature journal club post? π