Tag: sketching nature
Posted on May 2, 2012
by Christine
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Last Saturday a group of us met for another Little Red Schoolhouse Sketch Class. Because of the recent rains, we knew that if we painted outside our watercolors would take forever to dry, so we decided to start with an indoor sketch of the…
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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…
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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 January 1, 2012
by Christine
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It’s been a while, huh? After having the stomach virus, I managed to find a tiny piece of ice to fall on….right on my tail bone *oooooouch*. That left me sore for over two weeks! Soon Christmas arrived and the holiday parties kept me busy. All of…
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Posted on July 20, 2011
by Christine
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Imperial Moth watercolor “Whoa!!!!” That’s what I said when a co-worker walked into work with this dead beauty in his hands. WOW….it’s HUGE…over 5 inches wide! He found it, already expired, in the grass and because he knows I’m a nut for nature he…
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Posted on May 8, 2011
by Christine
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Spring at Centennial Park Spring…new beginnings…tender…fresh…new life. Those are just a few words that come to mind when I think of spring. A few days ago I had the chance to experience those feelings at Centennial Park in Orland Park, IL. A…
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Posted on May 1, 2011
by Christine
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Little Red Schoolhouse Sketch Class April 2011 Amanda, Scott, Michelle, Amy, Lori, Alanna (kneeling), myself, and Sue Wow! What a class!!! Finally blessed with a perfect warm day to do some watercolor sketching, the group headed out on the White Oak Trail in search for…
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Posted on March 15, 2011
by Christine
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Just as a ballerina twirls, the tender crocus unfurls as it emerges from the ground. That’s what I thought of as I gazed upon the much awaited, first flower of the year. Its struggle to break through the soil, I guess just makes it stonger…and in such…
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Posted on March 12, 2011
by Christine
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A reprieve from winter, a welcomed mild day…how lovely! Yesterday I made a quick stop at Arrowhead Lake. The sun, enveloped in a slight haze and in the company of dark blue clouds, sets behind the trees, giving me a peek-a-boo yellow surprise in between…
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Posted on January 15, 2011
by Christine
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01-13-2011 20°F cloudy McClaughry Springs Woods Stopping by McClaughry Woods, you can’t even say that I went for a hike, but rather just an emergency stop for 30 minutes in nature. When I’m only allowed a little bit of time, I try to be…
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