Posted on April 23, 2019
by Christine
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Even the pine reaches for the light. When I go to a location with sketching supplies in hand, how do I decide on a subject to sketch? I begin to walk…looking for something to speak to me. Something in nature has to reach out,…
Category: art, Artwork, God, hiking, nature, sketchbookTags: #WorldWatercolorGroup, art, Artwork, God, hiking, lake katherine, nature, painting, peace, sketchbook, 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…
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 October 16, 2014
by Christine
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10-12-14 I go off track and sit in the middle of a plowed field, surrounded by golden tones. A slight cool breeze brings a delight to my senses. The earthen aroma doesn’t depart like the breeze. I am thankful. Sitting here, I make peace…
Category: art, Artwork, God, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: Acer ginnala, art, Artwork, autumn, dwarf maple, God, maple, peace, Prince of Peace, sketch, sketchbook, tree, watercolor