Category: chickadee
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
Posted on January 6, 2012
by Christine
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I painted this for my friend’s step-daughter. She is visiting from Costa Rica. This is her first time in America. So what does a girl from Costa Rica need from Chicago? SNOW! Unfortunately as it turns out, this is the mildest winter Chicago has… Continue Reading “Dariana’s Chickadee watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, chickadee, nature, watercolor painting, weather, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, black-capped chickadee, chickadee, chickadee in snow, Christine Kane Art, ckane, fine art, painting, snow, snow watercolor, watercolor, watercolor of chickadee, winter, winter bird, winter chickadee
Posted on August 17, 2011
by Christine
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I’ve finished a new series of bookmarks…for those who love birds and books! Each bookmark is laminated and includes a tassel. $4 each or $12 for all 4 birds. Includes shipping in US Black-capped Chickadee bookmark. click here to order chickadee only $4 Eastern Towhee… Continue Reading “Birdie Bookmarks”
Category: american goldfinch, art, Artwork, Birds, chickadee, eastern towhee, nature, watercolor painting, wildlifeTags: artist bookmarks, bird bookmarks, bookmarks, bookmarks with birds on them, chickadee, Christine Kane Art, eastern towhee, house sparrow, male eastern towhee, nature bookmarks, painted bookmarks, watercolor bookmarks
Posted on July 14, 2011
by Christine
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Chickadee Mug by Lets_Paint_Nature Make Travel mugs online with Zazzle I had the opportunity to upload some artwork to Zazzle and create some products. Today, they are offering $6 off all mugs with code: zbdayallmugs I don’t really push selling a lot on this… Continue Reading “Today Only $6 Off Mugs”
Posted on January 29, 2011
by Christine
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It is mild, there is no wind, and we are at a sweltering 30°F. Sweltering? Yes! After weeks of cooler temps, this is a heat wave in the Chicago area. So mild that the gang decided to sketch outside instead of inside! Yesssss! We are nature… Continue Reading “Jan 2011 Watercolor Sketch Class Results”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, chickadee, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: animal tracks of Illinois, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, free sketch class, hiking, hiking and sketching, IL, january nature, little red schoolhouse, nature painting, nature watercolor sketch, tamara eder, willow springs, winter
Posted on November 7, 2010
by Christine
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11-07-2010 (Sunday) 60°F sunny, windy Bullfrog Lake The sun is warm when the wind stops. For one second, I get a really sweet smell…but I don’t know what it is or where it is coming from. Then it vanishes. The wind is so strong… Continue Reading “Fight For Life Sketch Bullfrog Lake”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, chickadee, God, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the fieldTags: art, bullfrog lake, bullfrog lake watercolor, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, dead tree, dead tree sketch, fight for life, God, Jesus, value, watercolor and micron pen, watercolor sketch, zone 6
Posted on October 11, 2010
by Christine
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Chickadees are one of my most favorite birds. I don’t see them too much in the spring or summer, but rather they like to visit my feeder in autumn and especially in winter. Just recently two chickadees have visited my feeder everyday, several times… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint a Chickadee!”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, chickadee, nature, step by step painting, wildlifeTags: art, bird pastel, black-capped chickadee, chickadee, Christine Kane Art, ckane, how to paint a bird, how to paint a chickadee, how to paint birds in pastel, step by step pastel painting denonstration, winter chickadee
Posted on May 4, 2010
by Christine
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I’m currently studying to become a Master Naturalist in the state of Illinois, a class which takes us to various locations to study different subjects. Today we were at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, studying ornithology. Oooo birds! This morning we went for a bird hike and… Continue Reading “Class at Sagawau”
Category: Birds, Chicago, chickadee, hiking, Landscape, nature, wildlifeTags: bird banding, brown headed cowbird, canyon, canyon hike, chickadee, columbine, Cook County Forest Preserves, lichen, moss, sagawau canyon, sagawau environmental learning center
Posted on February 4, 2010
by Christine
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Just a few bird pictures from my hike last weekend, here we have a tiny little chickadee and an incoming downy woodpecker. Now that’s odd. It’s not everyday you find a bagel in a tree. Someone left this bird treat on a branch for easy… Continue Reading “Birds and Bagel”
Category: Birds, Chicago, chickadee, downy woodpecker, hiking, nature, white-breasted nuthatch, wildlifeTags: bagel in tree, Birds, chickadee, Cook County Forest Preserves, downy woodpecker, hiking, white breasted nuthatch