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Posted on August 12, 2013
by Christine
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Clouds are rolling in from the northwest. Diffused sunlight still sparkles and dances on top of Bullfrog Lake, despite all of the clouds. It is a pleasant and cool breeze which brushes up against my skin and refreshes me. The same breeze that plays music in between…
Category: art, Artwork, God, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, bullfrog lake, Christine Kane Art, cicada killer wasp, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, God, IL, nature, sketchbook, sphecius speciosus, watercolor, willow springs
Posted on April 30, 2013
by Christine
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I escaped to the woods. I am on the hunt for I don’t know what. Will I find peace of mind? Will I find a revelation? Will I just explore? I pray it is all or any of these! It is a mild 55°F….
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, cutleaf toothwort, forest preserve district of cook county, hiking, IL, nature, pileated woodpecker damage, rue-anemone, sketch, sketchbook, spring wildflowers, watercolor, waterfall, willow springs, wolf road woods, woodland wildflowers
Posted on April 22, 2013
by Christine
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Oh tired and sleepy trees – wake up! It’s Spring! Winter’s death grip has finally loosened up in the Chicago area. Wheeeew…it’s been a long one. The grass has responded but the trees are still silent. Maybe this week of constant warm weather will…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, chorus frog, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, papoose lake, sketchbook, spring peeper, watercolors
Posted on December 9, 2012
by Christine
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Bittersweet. The definition: Of pain and pleasure. For how can we know pleasure without knowing what pain is? We can’t. How we wish we could eliminate the pain…but it is impossible. We must accept it and it does make us stronger. Anyway, last Sunday…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, God, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbookTags: art, Artwork, bittersweet, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, sketch, sketchbook, turtlehead lake, watercolor
Posted on November 19, 2012
by Christine
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Just as I started this sketch, an elderly couple sat at the picnic table to enjoy the surroundings of Swallow Cliff South. Talking to each other and occasionally smiling, my heart became tender. Tears started to well, but I kept my big girl pants…
Category: art, Artwork, God, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, God, Jesus, love, sketchbook, swallow cliff south, watercolor
Posted on October 10, 2012
by Christine
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Maple Lake A blustery day this was as I sat in my car and sketched from the parking area. I was waaaaay under dressed to be sitting outside for an hour painting. It was very windy, so windy that the waters were choppy and…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, maple lake, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, watercolor sketch
Posted on July 2, 2012
by Christine
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Thunderstorms raced throughout the night before, leaving this morning’s sketch class pretty warm and steamy. It didn’t bother us a bit. Matter of fact, under the cool shadow of the forest, the most delightful aroma of sweet, wet, earth played with our senses. We all…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, frogs, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, red-wing black bird, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, hiking, IL, little red schoolhouse, nature, sketching, willow springs
Posted on June 14, 2012
by Christine
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About a week ago, I made a mid-day hike in the summer heat at Red Gate Woods. Crazy? Maybe. I didn’t realize how humid it was until going up several steep hills on the orange trail. When the back of your shirt becomes saturated with sweat…it’s…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, blue jay, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, nature sounds, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, hiking, IL, red gate woods, sketchbook, watercolors, willow springs
Posted on February 19, 2012
by Christine
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Oh the treasures in nature! How can I express such joy from my adventures in the woods with simple text? Not possible. Well, let’s try… Yesterday I decided to walk the yellow trail from Pioneer Woods. It was a cold but strong sunny day. In…
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Posted on January 29, 2012
by Christine
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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…
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