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Hiking & Painting in Nature – Chicago
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Black Squirrel White Snow Watercolor
Black squirrels are not common in Chicago. I’ve only seen two in my lifetime, so you can imagine how jubilant I was to find one running in my own backyard. Happy like a little child. Nature has that way about it….to make you young…
Speed Demo Video Spring Sunset Soft Pastel
It’s been a long time since you’ve seen a video, huh?!? Yeah, I’m slacking! Well, no more! Time to get to work. And more to come….I promise. Normally, I like to perform a step by step painting demo right in nature. It is so…
Tender Devotion Watercolor – Winter Tree
The light changes and you catch yourself holding your breath. A fiery glow in the horizon…enthralling. Its ending presentation a hot display quietly turns into a mauve hush. Oh quickly went the dusk that took my tender devotion; Can we meet again tomorrow? Over…
Two Headed Pine Tree Sketch – Swallow Cliff
That evening light, the glow of the setting sun, it is so wonderful that it makes anything in its path illuminate with a gentle warm radiance. “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He…
Arrowhead Lake Sunset Sketch
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…
Let’s Paint Trees at Dusk!
You are going to like this step-by-step pastel demonstration of how to paint trees at dusk! This may be a little advanced, but don’t worry, with a little practice you’ll be able to handle this, no problem. Here is my set up and reference…
Sunset to Live For
When I saw this scene I had to say…”Whoa!” And take a picture of course! This picture was taken at Centennial Park in Orland Park, IL. The lake at centennial acts like a mirror reflecting a powerful setting sun on a minimal windy day. How awesome…
Peaceful Moments
This is one moment out of several in a 24 hour day. I think I like this one the best. At the end of my day, did I ponder about any thing I did at work? Did I reflect upon the jerk that cut…
Awesome Sky
Here is another sky photo I took with my handy-dandy cell phone: This picture was taken at 5pm when unfortunately, the last spec of light deminishes in the winter time. Check out these colors…it reminds me of a watercolor painting when your blue and…
Sky Over Maple
I had maple syrup over my pancakes this morning….this picture is the sky over Maple Lake yesterday. Maple. Yum. This picture has good composition and may be a painting one day. It might seem easy enough, but paintings with limited colors are surprisingly challenging….
Daily Verse
- Luke 1:30-33“But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”” […]
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