Category: Birds
Posted on May 29, 2020
by Christine
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This is a true story of love and provision. My husband is a truck driver. Wednesday, his truck broke down about an hour and a half away from home. Wanting to save money on a tow, I hopped in the car at 5 am… Continue Reading “Breakfast on the Grill”
Category: art, Birds, God, nature, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, watercolorsTags: God, nature, sketch, sparrow, watercolors
Posted on April 7, 2020
by Christine
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I’ve always wanted to see an owl in the wild while hiking. The natural way…not with a local bird group nor some Audubon field-trip, but surprisingly caught off guard while walking through the woods. For years, I’ve prayed for it. Then it happened. And… Continue Reading “Great Horned Owl Watercolor”
Category: art, Birds, hiking, nature, owl, sketchbook, watercolorsTags: art, forest, great horned owl, hiking, nature, owl, owl pellet, sketch, sketchbook, watercolors
Posted on April 12, 2019
by Christine
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Was I seeing correctly? Was that a pelican on the water? A few days ago, on a spur, I drove out to Rock Run Rookery by myself. I’ve been there once before with ornithologists on a bird outing. It’s fun to listen to bird… Continue Reading “American White Pelican Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, nature, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: #WorldWatercolorGroup, american white pelican, art, Artwork, Birds, nature, painting, pelican, rock run rookery, watercolors, wildlife
Posted on January 21, 2019
by Christine
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A Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) came by to say, “Hello.” In return I fed him suet. I quietly sat contemplating his woes. They are many, for while he ate his breakfast it was a mere 8°F. He ate alone and used the pine tree… Continue Reading “A Red-breasted Nuthatch Said Hello”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, nature, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, Birds, nature, nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, winter
Posted on February 25, 2018
by Christine
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Yesterday I went on a birding adventure at Red Oaks Nature Center with the DuPage Birding Club. Red Oaks is located adjacent to the Fox River and has an observatory deck right over the river, perfect for viewing waterfowl and migrating birds. When birding,… Continue Reading “Male and Female Common Goldeneye Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, duck, nature, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, birding, Bucephala clangula, common goldeneye, fox river, hiking, nature, painting, red oaks nature center, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, watercolors
Posted on January 28, 2018
by Christine
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If you’re lucky enough to live in an area where you have both downy and hairy woodpeckers, you may be hiking in the woods and see one of them. They look identical except for the fact that one is small and one is large.… Continue Reading “Quick! Downy or Hairy?”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, downy woodpecker, nature, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, birding, Birds, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, hiking, how to tell between a downy and a hairy woodpecker, journal, nature, painting, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, woodpecker
Posted on February 5, 2017
by Christine
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In the Midwest where chill reigns for a quarter of the year, you will find a solemn hearth if you’re lucky in the midst of the woods. Not every preserve has one, but when you happen to spot one, it’s like a treasure. This… Continue Reading “Hearth in the Woods – Watercolor Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, nature, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, white-breasted nuthatch, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, hiking, IL, knoch knolls, naperville, nature, nuthatch, oak tree, painting, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, woods
Posted on December 25, 2016
by Christine
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Goldfinch feathers molt into a drab olive green/brown color for winter. Many people upon seeing them assume they are looking at sparrows. Not a few believe goldfinches migrate for the winter because they no longer see that bright, brilliant yellow signature color. Not so!… Continue Reading “Goldfinches in their Winter Wear Watercolor – Free Download”
Category: american goldfinch, art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, Free Download, nature, sketch book, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, goldfinch, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Posted on October 28, 2016
by Christine
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It is time once again. I felt it stir within, an urgency to go back. A time to retreat. As I grow, I am more in tune with my body and emotions. With the weight of work and family obligations I needed a time… Continue Reading “Return to Retreat CITW”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, chickadee, God, hiking, nature, red-bellied woodpecker, sketch book, sketchbook, Sunsets/Sunrise, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, chickadee, Christ in the Wilderness, CITW, hiking, IL, nature, painting, red bellied wookpecker, retreat, sketch, sketchbook, solitude, Stockton, watercolor
Posted on May 1, 2016
by Christine
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45°F cold rain I am wearing my rain gear with layers of clothing bundled underneath as I walk on a grassy trail laced with mud. I don’t mind the mud nor do I mind the cold drizzle on my face. In a lifetime of… Continue Reading “Fern Moss and Shelf Mushroom Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, chickadee, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, chickadee, fern moss, hiking, moss, mushroom, nature, painting, shelf mushroom, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor