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Kayaking the Wild Mile Chicago River watercolor
Yesterday I had the opportunity to kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile. What is the Wild Mile? It’s a stretch of the Chicago River that is actively being restored by installing floating native gardens along the river’s edge. Without these floating gardens,… Continue Reading “Kayaking the Wild Mile Chicago River watercolor”
December Tree Overlooks Snow Crested Bank Watercolor
Let’s go hiking and painting at Churchill Woods. Come on… I’ll bring Oscar Mayer the dog and you bring yourself! It will be fun. When Oscar Mayer stops to do his business, I stop to notice nature up close. Here we have lichen growing… Continue Reading “December Tree Overlooks Snow Crested Bank Watercolor”
Sketch Class Results Hammel Woods
Jan, Catherine, Christine, Donna, Debby, Alanna (front) My MeetUp group: Chicagoland Sketchbook Hikers, meets all over the place. That’s the goal, especially since the Chicago area (you might not realize) has a ton of preserved land which is a refuge, an oasis, shall we… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results Hammel Woods”
Kennedy Park Field House watercolor sketch
Last Saturday I had the chance to visit my old stomping grounds and have a picnic with a friend at Kennedy Park in Chicago. I always had admired this field house. It is all stone and quality built. They don’t make them like this… Continue Reading “Kennedy Park Field House watercolor sketch”
Sketch Class Results March 2012
A little cold and a little gray….but that didn’t stop our fun at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center Sketch Class! I saw a notification on the Illinois Bird List website that a pair of Osprey were building a nest on the platform in… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results March 2012”
Sketch Class Results Jan 2012
The cold realities of winter did not hinder our love for art and nature. All eager participants showed up bright and early on this frosty January morning, ready to get to work play. We did however, agree to sketch from inside the nature center… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results Jan 2012”
August 2011 Sketch Class Results
The group, 10 including myself, was the biggest we’ve ever had and on a morning like this one, it couldn’t have gotten any better; The sky: pure blue, the temps: perfectly mild, and the artistic fellowship while connecting with nature: magnificent! We decided to hang… Continue Reading “August 2011 Sketch Class Results”
Sketch Class Results May 2011
Saturday we woke up to a very threatening sky. Dark and ominous. Ready to unleash buckets of rain? We didn’t know…but we took our chances anyway. And OH BOY I’m glad we did, because the rain held off right up until the end! Whooo Hoooo! Sketch… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results May 2011”
Sketchbook Hiking: McClaughrey VIDEO
Do you want to go on a hike with me at McClaughrey Springs Woods? We’ll find some woodland wildflowers and after that, I’ll show you a real easy step-by-step watercolor sketch. I know you can do this one! I’ll give you techniques to take… Continue Reading “Sketchbook Hiking: McClaughrey VIDEO”
Spring Gazebo Watercolor Sketch
Spring at Centennial Park Spring…new beginnings…tender…fresh…new life. Those are just a few words that come to mind when I think of spring. A few days ago I had the chance to experience those feelings at Centennial Park in Orland Park, IL. A… Continue Reading “Spring Gazebo Watercolor Sketch”
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