Posted on September 3, 2017
by Christine
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On the advice of a Dove Candy wrapper (sea salt caramel & dark chocolate), I got lost on purpose…. Swallows dance above Crabapple Lake. Even though it is an overcast day, I can still see their shadow on the surface of the lake as… Continue Reading “Mighty Oaks Watercolor Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, God, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, crabapple lake, dove candy, journal, morton arboretum, nature, oak tree, painting, painting in nature, sketch, summer, watercolor sketch
Posted on July 23, 2017
by Christine
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93°F Hot Humid Journal Notes: I found a bench in the shade and it’s ALL MINE. I claim it. A healthy breeze keeps me comfortable, despite the heat. A charm of American goldfinches keeps my spirits exceptionally high as I notice their hilly flight… Continue Reading “All Things Tiny Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, hiking, lisle IL, morton arboretum, nature, painting, pines, sketch book, sketchbook, sketching, watercolors
Posted on December 3, 2015
by Christine
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Crabapple Lake Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL The midday sun did its best to melt the snow, But only the hilltops relented, exposing green of grass. Did remaining snow call in clouds for help? Thaw on pause… For now. The day before Thanksgiving my workplace… Continue Reading “Melting Snow at Crabapple Lake Watercolor”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, God, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, Paint His Love, poetry, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, crabapple lake, faith, fear, fear not, God, Jesus, journal, morton arboretum, nature, nature poetry, painting, peace, poem, poetry, sketch, sketchbook, snow, watercolor, winter, worry
Posted on December 3, 2014
by Christine
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The November landscape has inspired me to create a soft pastel painting. Do you want to paint one with me? OK! Here we go! First, here is the scene that inspired me (minus the rocks)… Now, before we begin, here is a sneak peak… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Pines by a Lake!”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, Landscape, nature, pastel painting, step by step paintingTags: art, Artwork, free demonstration, grasses, how to paint, how to paint pastels, lake, meadow lake, morton arboretum, pastel lake, pastel painting, pastel pines, pine trees
Posted on November 20, 2014
by Christine
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An inviting bench next to a lonely tree…I accept. still gentle calm by a frozen snow topped lake the trees don’t make a sound… contemplating their position recognizing that this again is winter… Now that winter has stripped the leaves clean it’s time to… Continue Reading “Lake Marmo Winter Tree Watercolor Sketch”
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Posted on May 25, 2009
by Christine
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I am grateful on this Memorial Day that I can do what I wish in a free country. What I wish to do is hike where I want and paint what I love. I do not take that for granted! Today I am going… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint a Little Creek!”
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