Sketch Class Results Blackwell Forest Preserves

This is Silver Lake at the beautiful Blackwell Forest Preserves in Warrenville, IL. To celebrate nature and soak in all … More

Sketch Class Results Hammel Woods

Jan, Catherine, Christine, Donna, Debby, Alanna (front) My MeetUp group: Chicagoland Sketchbook Hikers, meets all over the place. That’s the … More

This month, at the suggestion of a sketch group member, we decided to meet at Lyman Woods in Downer’s Grove, … More

We gather to cleanse ourselves from a stressful week by sketching nature. To be fully present in this moment, under … More

As a Meet-Up organizer to the Chicagoland Sketchbook Hikers group, I can schedule sketch class where ever and when ever … More

This watercolor sketch (Payne’s gray only and black Micron pen), was done with the new MeetUp sketch class last Saturday at … More

A little cold and a little gray….but that didn’t stop our fun at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center Sketch … More

Last Saturday morning greeted us with a brisk biting wind and a mere 20°F. Brrrrrrr. We love nature but we’re … More

The cold realities of winter did not hinder our love for art and nature. All eager participants showed up bright … More

03-26-2011 25°F cloudy, cold, windy We take a short hike on the White Oak Trail before we paint, even though … More