Category: storm
Posted on October 22, 2017
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketch book, sketchbook, storm, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: art, Artwork, autumn, autumn rain, autumn tree, journal, nature, painting, rain, red squirrel, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor
Posted on September 1, 2016
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, God, nature, Nature Sketching, sketch book, sketchbook, storm, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: art, Artwork, autumn, journal, nature, painting, rain, sketch, sketchbook, storm, tree, watercolor, weather
Posted on October 27, 2015
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, poetry, sketch book, sketchbook, storm, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: art, Artwork, autumn, autumn tree, journal, nature, poem, poetry, rain, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, weather
Posted on November 15, 2012
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, sketchbook, storm, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: art, Artwork, autumn, autumn tree, Christine Kane Art, ckane, sketchbook, thunderstorm, watercolor
Posted on October 20, 2011
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, Landscape, nature, poetry, sketchbook, storm, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: autumn poem, autumn storm, autumn tree, Christine Kane Art, ckane, cold rainy autumn painting, night, night sketch, night watercolor, nighttime painting, nighttime sketch, painting at night, poetry, rain, rainy watercolor, sketch, sketchbook, storm sketch, weather, wind
Posted on July 29, 2011
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, storm, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, dark sky watercolor, lightning sketch, nature sketch, night storm, sketch of lightning, sketch of weather, sketchbook, storm sketch, thunderstorm, watercolor of lightning, watercolor of thunderstorm, watercolor storm sketch
Posted on April 7, 2011
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, God, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, storm, weatherTags: anthropomorphism, art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, dark clouds, ephesians 3:17-18, faith, God, rain, roots, sketch of storm, sketchbook, spring art, spring sketch, strength, strong roots, tree sketch, trees, watercolor sketch, watercolor tree sketch, weather
Posted on February 4, 2011
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, storm, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: art, Artwork, blizzard 2011, Chicago, chicago blizzard, chicago weather, Christine Kane Art, ckane, snow storm, thundersnow, watercolor sketch, wild weather
Posted on January 9, 2011
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, storm, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, gouache, lake katherine, lake katherine sketch, micron pen, nature sketch, quick sketch, sketchbook, snow, snow in gouache, snow sketch, splatter technique, watercolor, watercolor sketch, winter
Posted on January 2, 2011
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, nature sounds, storm, thunder, weatherTags: music, music notes in nature, nature jewels, pine tree, rain, rain drop notes, thunder sounds, thunderstorm