Tag: blue dasher

Let’s Paint the Blue Dasher Dragonfly!

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Christine

Remember we saw the blue dasher at Papoose Lake a few weeks ago? Let’s have a lot of fun by learning how to paint this dragonfly using watercolor paints… Here is our reference photo. Isn’t he handsome? Step 1: Make a rough sketch on… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint the Blue Dasher Dragonfly!”

Category: art, Artwork, blue dasher, Dragonfly, nature, Nature Sketching, step by step paintingTags: blue dasher, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, Dragonfly, how to paint a dragonfly, iridescent medium, papoose lake, step by step demonstration, watercolor demonstration, watercolor painting

Papoose Lake Fun

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Christine

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Recently I stopped at Papoose Lake to have some fun. Oh what fun I did have for sure! Papoose Lake is part of Chicago’s Cook County Forest Preserves, the Sag Valley area. It’s a quiet little place were few visitors stopped by to fish… Continue Reading “Papoose Lake Fun”

Category: Dragonfly, wildlifeTags: black eye susan, blue dasher, blue vervain, bullfrog, Cook County Forest Preserves, Dragonfly, frogs, green frod, palos woods, papoose lake, sag valley preserves, widow skimmer, wildflowers