Tag: spring
Posted on May 28, 2019
by Christine
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There he is…. handsome Jack. I tell you the truth, no matter how many times I find this spring ephemeral wildflower, it always stops me in my tracks and takes my breath away. Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) seems like an exotic species…
Category: art, Artwork, nature, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, hiking, jack in the pulpit, journal, nature, sketch, spring, watercolors, wildflowers
Posted on May 10, 2019
by Christine
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Spring ephemeral (lasing a short time) wildflowers are making their appearance on the forest floor as we speak! But you must seek them out now, for soon the leaves on the trees will be fully developed and the shade wont support them. This video…
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Posted on May 11, 2018
by Christine
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To enjoy the song of spring, it cannot be played on an iPhone or any other artificial electronic device. That would be an insult to your ears. To see a male rose-breasted grosbeak look you in the eye and hear him bicker at you…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, God, hiking, nature, Paint His Love, sketch book, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, journal, may apples, nature, painting, redbud, rose breasted grosbeak, sketch, sketch book, sketchbook, spring, watercolor
Posted on April 15, 2017
by Christine
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62°F and very breezy. Somehow you don’t mind the wind when it’s mild, even if strong. I could sit here for hours. After only a few minutes, to my surprise, a flock of ducks descend on the water. But these are no common mallards….
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, duck, God, hiking, nature, Paint His Love, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, blue-winged teal, bridge, Easter, God, Jesus, journal, nature, painting, pond, sketchbook, spring, watercolor
Posted on April 9, 2016
by Christine
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Did you ever hear someone groan when it started to rain? “Oh MAN!” They might sigh, “Why does it have to rain? It messes up my day. I hate rain.” Oh, but the beauty! So gentle, so rare…..if you look for it. See past…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, God, nature, Nature Sketching, Paint His Love, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketching, weatherTags: art, Artwork, diamonds, journal, nature, painting, rain, sketchbook, spring, tree, watercolor
Posted on June 5, 2015
by Christine
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Amazing work, that’s done by hand less wonders. So graceful the bed which to incubate life. I’m in awe. This nest was built on my friend’s gutter right by her front door. She has a mirror that looks like a dentist’s tool, which she…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, Paint His Love, robin, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, baby robin, bird, God, journal, nature, nest, nestlings, painting, robin, sketchbook, spring, watercolor
Posted on May 7, 2015
by Christine
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Wouldn’t you like to sit for a bit? Actually, I would like to sit for a while. But a storm is brewing, traveling at its storm speed. So sitting will have to wait, lonely bench. I’ll come back to you. I know where you…
Category: art, Artwork, nature, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, journal, painting, redbud, sketch, sketchbook, spring, watercolor
Posted on April 14, 2014
by Christine
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Spring 2014 A struggle to wiggle free from winter’s grasp As any warm day is promptly choked And spring relents, refusing to quarrel Aloof in reverie… Are not the wildflowers underground awaiting? Awake spring for good! Gather your strength. Attack with your might. Alleviate…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, poetry, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, hidden lakes, poem, poetry, sketchbook, spring, watercolor
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 August 7, 2011
by Christine
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This is Illinois countryside. My cousin took this picture while a storm was approaching a few months ago. I love it. It shows a dilapidated barn in a field of red clover. What I like about it the most is how the picture shows that even…
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