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Hiking & Painting in Nature – Chicago
Category: storm
Autumn Rain Watercolor
51°F Overcast, windy, rain. A hawk cry rings out under the heavy damp air. A red squirrel sits to peel the outer layer of a nut, unaffected by the rain. An intruder approaches… another red squirrel. This invasion results in a quick chase around… Continue Reading “Autumn Rain Watercolor”
Rain and a Glimpse of Autumn Sketch
08-28-2016 (Sun) 88°F Rain. Beautiful rain. Straight down it was…no meandering, no skewing, no divergence, no wind. Tapping on leaves in trees creates a sound as if hundreds are clapping. My spirit is clapping. I try to hear splashes in the puddles but cannot.… Continue Reading “Rain and a Glimpse of Autumn Sketch”
Rainy Autumn Morning Watercolor
Raindrops pummeling onto the concrete outside my window awakens me from a deep sleep. My eyes open, but I do not want to move. This time is to be treasured. I will not let that voice which asks, “What time is it?”, steal this… Continue Reading “Rainy Autumn Morning Watercolor”
Autumn Thunderstorm and Tree Sketch
There’s something about a black autumn sky behind brilliant leaves. I love when menacing clouds gather, they seem to illuminate the trees and turn them on….just like a light switch! That special treat is exactly what I experienced at my friend Alanna’s house recently.… Continue Reading “Autumn Thunderstorm and Tree Sketch”
Autumn Storm at Night Sketch
Against the blackened sky The autumn leaves illuminate while Raindrops pelt, weighing heavy, Until the struggle is no more… then A descending swirl – the last dance. Getting swept up in the season last night, I made this sketch. When my daughter came home… Continue Reading “Autumn Storm at Night Sketch”
Last Night’s Thunderstorm – Lightning Sketch
Flashes of intense lightning to the north, it came in quickly this time. The lightning is so bright that it reflects off my drapes for it is too powerful to be contained only to the sky. Wanting to go out but in fear, I sit… Continue Reading “Last Night’s Thunderstorm – Lightning Sketch”
Stormy Spring Sketch
Last Friday I had the chance for a quick escape. I am always amazed at how quickly my mood can be uplifted, just by sitting for a few moments in nature. Anyway, the sky was heavy and the ground soaked from an afternoon passing… Continue Reading “Stormy Spring Sketch”
Blizzard 2011 Chicago Sketch
I’m alive! As you may have heard, much of the United States was bombarded by strong storms recently. In my area we received 20.9″ of snow in a 24 hour period. This produced white-out conditions for hours and staying off the roads, if you could,… Continue Reading “Blizzard 2011 Chicago Sketch”
Snow Flurry Sketch
Not feeling well, but desperately wanting to sketch, I stopped by Lake Katherine to do a quick one while sitting in my car. The snow was falling at different rates; sometimes slow and then all of a sudden quick and hurried, just to return to a… Continue Reading “Snow Flurry Sketch”
Nature’s Jewels
2010 left with a bang…literally. The last day of the year woke me up with thunder, lovely winter lightning and thunder, how rare! As a result, when I looked out the window in the morning, every evergreen blade held a beautiful sparkling jewel. Oh, how… Continue Reading “Nature’s Jewels”
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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