Posted on February 18, 2015
by Christine
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Oh Winter Sycamore~ Your camouflage skin failed. You grew it in vain. Against the black of pine, you radiate in contrast. But I like that unlikeness about you, your nonconformity… Don’t hide it. Be distinct. It’s your calling. The sycamore tree has a very… Continue Reading “Sycamore Stands Alone Winter Watercolor Sketch”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, poetry, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, camouflage, journal, painting, poem, sketchbook, sycamore, tree, watercolor, watercolor sketching, winter
Posted on February 27, 2013
by Christine
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As a Meet-Up organizer to the Chicagoland Sketchbook Hikers group, I can schedule sketch class where ever and when ever I want, but the best part of the deal is that members can suggest a location all on their own to the Meet-Up site… Continue Reading “Blind Sketch Location, Great Event Fullersburg Woods”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, Uncategorized, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, bridge, Christine Kane Art, ckane, dupage county forest preserve, fullersburg woods, hiking, IL, meet-up, nature, oak brook, salt creek, sketch class, sketchbook, stream, watercolor sketching
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… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results March 2012”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, art class, Artwork, Chicago, Christine Kane Art, ckane, IL, little red schoolhouse, long john slough, painting, sketch class, sketchbook, sketching and hiking, sketching nature, spring, watercolor nature, watercolor sketching, willow springs
Posted on October 29, 2011
by Christine
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A perfect midwest autumn scene: blazing reds, golden yellows and subdued browns. That’s what greeted us this crisp (downright cold) autumn morning as we met to converse with nature. Our mission was to take a short hike and find at least three different leaves which… Continue Reading “Sketch Class Results October 2011”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, autumn, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve of cook county, free art class, free sketch class, hiking and sketching, how to watercolor sketch, IL, journal, little red schoolhouse nature center, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, willow springs