Tag: IL
Posted on April 3, 2012
by Christine
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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…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, art class, Artwork, Chicago, Christine Kane Art, ckane, IL, little red schoolhouse, long john slough, painting, sketch class, sketchbook, sketching and hiking, sketching nature, spring, watercolor nature, watercolor sketching, willow springs
Posted on February 27, 2012
by Christine
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Last Saturday morning greeted us with a brisk biting wind and a mere 20°F. Brrrrrrr. We love nature but we’re not crazy…so we decided to sketch from inside the nature center. Each of us found a spot we wanted to paint from and got…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, deer, IL, journal, little red schoolhouse, nature, sketch class, sketchbook, watercolor, 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 February 13, 2012
by Christine
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Being a hectic weekend, I couldn’t get out, so these sketches are from photos of last weekend at St. Francis Woods. St. Francis Woods is a peaceful place which holds a retirement building for nuns. A highlight of the grounds is a wooded lot…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, God, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, chapel, Christine Kane Art, ckane, franciscan sisters, God, heritage chapel, hickory creek, hiking, IL, Jesus, journal, labyrinth, mokena, nature, sketchbook, st francis woods, watercolor sketch
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…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: Chicago, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, free art lesson, hiking, IL, little red schoolhouse, long john slough, nature, sketch class, watercolor, watercolor sketch, willow springs, winter, winter hiking
Posted on January 9, 2012
by Christine
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Come hike with me on the blue trail at Bullfrog Lake! Click to listen (hiking on gravel trail with dried leaves) There, now you’re hiking with me! It is very calm. There is no wind and the trees are mute. Can you see the…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, nature sounds, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: bullfrog lake, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, creek, hiking, IL, stone bridge, watercolor bridge, watercolor sketch, willow springs, winter
Posted on October 29, 2011
by Christine
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A perfect midwest autumn scene: blazing reds, golden yellows and subdued browns. That’s what greeted us this crisp (downright cold) autumn morning as we met to converse with nature. Our mission was to take a short hike and find at least three different leaves which…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, autumn, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve of cook county, free art class, free sketch class, hiking and sketching, how to watercolor sketch, IL, journal, little red schoolhouse nature center, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, willow springs
Posted on October 23, 2011
by Christine
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I am happy to present: A Year in Review…the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center Sketch Classes. I am so very proud of every single person who showed up to paint. Some were afraid, not having painted ever in their lives. Some were confident being seasoned…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, chicago art, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, free art class, free sketch class chicago, hiking, hiking and sketching, IL, journal, little red schoolhouse, little red schoolhouse nature center, nature, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketch, watercolor sketch class, willow springs
Posted on September 26, 2011
by Christine
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Beating the rain, the sketch class went forward to celebrate the autumn trees and the nature center which brought us together. Sitting under a tree as the chickadees watch, they are the audience and we are the performers. Versatile, we adapt to any situation and make ourselves comfortable. Penwork was…
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Posted on August 28, 2011
by Christine
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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…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor painting, watercolor sketchingTags: Chicago, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, free art class, free sketch class, hiking and sketching, IL, little red schoolhouse nature center, painting nature, plein air painting, willow springs
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