Tag: IL
Posted on February 5, 2017
by Christine
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In the Midwest where chill reigns for a quarter of the year, you will find a solemn hearth if you’re lucky in the midst of the woods. Not every preserve has one, but when you happen to spot one, it’s like a treasure. This… Continue Reading “Hearth in the Woods – Watercolor Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, nature, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, white-breasted nuthatch, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, hiking, IL, knoch knolls, naperville, nature, nuthatch, oak tree, painting, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, woods
Posted on October 28, 2016
by Christine
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It is time once again. I felt it stir within, an urgency to go back. A time to retreat. As I grow, I am more in tune with my body and emotions. With the weight of work and family obligations I needed a time… Continue Reading “Return to Retreat CITW”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, chickadee, God, hiking, nature, red-bellied woodpecker, sketch book, sketchbook, Sunsets/Sunrise, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, chickadee, Christ in the Wilderness, CITW, hiking, IL, nature, painting, red bellied wookpecker, retreat, sketch, sketchbook, solitude, Stockton, watercolor
Posted on September 25, 2015
by Christine
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Arriving on the first day, I was greeted by a gentle storm. I love storms. I love the excitement and the unknown. The mood is a little more reverent. There is a certain amount of waiting involved…watching the sky, listening, pausing. So I was… Continue Reading “Stormy Welcome, CITW Part 2”
Category: art, Artwork, God, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketch book, sketchbook, thunder, watercolor sketching, weather, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, Christ in the Wilderness, God, hiking, IL, journal, nature, painting, sketch, sketchbook, Stockton, watercolor
Posted on September 22, 2015
by Christine
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Sometimes in life you need to retreat. You need to reach over and hit the pause button so that you can regroup. Current events becoming too overwhelming? ….pause button. Work driving you mad? ….pause button. Feeling like you’re spinning your wheels not getting anywhere?… Continue Reading “My Strategic Withdrawal, CITW Part 1”
Category: art, Artwork, butterfly, God, hiking, Landscape, monarch, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbookTags: art, Artwork, Christ in the Wilderness, IL, pilgramage, retreat, sketch, sketchbook, Stockton, watercolor
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… Continue Reading “Blessings and Fears at Bullfrog Lake”
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 July 29, 2013
by Christine
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(Amy, Christine, Donna, Angelic, front: Alanna, Debby) Another sketch class! Where has the time gone? Wow, how these days are flying by…holy cow!! Slow down time….slow down so we can savor every beautiful moment in nature! This last Saturday was another successful sketch class… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results Herrick Lake”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, art lessons, Artwork, Herrick Lake, hiking, hiking and sketching, IL, meetup, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, Wheaton
Posted on July 10, 2013
by Christine
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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”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, artists, Artwork, Chicago, chicagoland sketchbook hikers, Christine Kane Art, ckane, en plein air, hammel woods, IL, journal, meetup, nature artists, shorewood, sketch class, sketchbook, watercolor
Posted on June 12, 2013
by Christine
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The next few posts will feature some treasures I find while hiking in the woods. Walking slow and scanning the floor with my eyes, helps me notice things amongst the leaf litter which can be in camouflage and easily overlooked. Today’s watercolor is of… Continue Reading “On the Forest Floor – Morel Mushroom Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbookTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Herrick Lake, IL, Morchella esculenta, morel mushroom, nature, Puffy the mouse, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor, Wheaton
Posted on May 29, 2013
by Christine
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The air hung heavy with the threat of rain as we (Alanna and I), finally made it to the edge of the river. I had one eye on the sky trying to predict what it was going to do. The trail to the river… Continue Reading “Vermillion River Watercolor Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, hiking, IL, sketchbook, utica, vermillion river, watercolor, watercolor of river
Posted on May 14, 2013
by Christine
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This month, at the suggestion of a sketch group member, we decided to meet at Lyman Woods in Downer’s Grove, IL, for our sketchbook MeetUp class. What a tiny gem! And crawling with springtime woodland wildflowers right now! Prairie Trillium Lily of the Valley… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results Lyman Woods Downers Grove”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, downers grove, IL, lyman woods, marsh, sketch class, sketchbook, tree swallow, watercolor sketch, wetlands