Posted on March 26, 2020
by Christine
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Like many of you, I’m home bound. My state of Illinois issued an order last Friday that restricts residents from venturing out except for necessary grocery trips or doctor visits. But Governor Pritzker said the magic words on television last Friday: “You many go…
Category: art, God, hiking, nature, sketchbook, watercolorsTags: animal bone, art, hiking, moss, nature, sketch, sketchbook, watercolors, willow springs
Posted on August 12, 2013
by Christine
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Clouds are rolling in from the northwest. Diffused sunlight still sparkles and dances on top of Bullfrog Lake, despite all of the clouds. It is a pleasant and cool breeze which brushes up against my skin and refreshes me. The same breeze that plays music in between…
Category: art, Artwork, God, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, bullfrog lake, Christine Kane Art, cicada killer wasp, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, God, IL, nature, sketchbook, sphecius speciosus, watercolor, willow springs
Posted on April 30, 2013
by Christine
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I escaped to the woods. I am on the hunt for I don’t know what. Will I find peace of mind? Will I find a revelation? Will I just explore? I pray it is all or any of these! It is a mild 55°F….
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, cutleaf toothwort, forest preserve district of cook county, hiking, IL, nature, pileated woodpecker damage, rue-anemone, sketch, sketchbook, spring wildflowers, watercolor, waterfall, willow springs, wolf road woods, woodland wildflowers
Posted on July 2, 2012
by Christine
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Thunderstorms raced throughout the night before, leaving this morning’s sketch class pretty warm and steamy. It didn’t bother us a bit. Matter of fact, under the cool shadow of the forest, the most delightful aroma of sweet, wet, earth played with our senses. We all…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, frogs, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, red-wing black bird, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, hiking, IL, little red schoolhouse, nature, sketching, willow springs
Posted on June 14, 2012
by Christine
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About a week ago, I made a mid-day hike in the summer heat at Red Gate Woods. Crazy? Maybe. I didn’t realize how humid it was until going up several steep hills on the orange trail. When the back of your shirt becomes saturated with sweat…it’s…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, blue jay, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, nature sounds, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, hiking, IL, red gate woods, sketchbook, watercolors, willow springs
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…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, fox, il sketch class, journal, little red schoolhouse, pines, sketch, sketchbook, sketching nature, watercolor, willow springs
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…
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 February 27, 2012
by Christine
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Last Saturday morning greeted us with a brisk biting wind and a mere 20°F. Brrrrrrr. We love nature but we’re not crazy…so we decided to sketch from inside the nature center. Each of us found a spot we wanted to paint from and got…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Artwork, deer, IL, journal, little red schoolhouse, nature, sketch class, sketchbook, watercolor, willow springs
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…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: animal bone, art, Artwork, bones in the woods, Christine Kane Art, ckane, coyote, coyote skull, forest preserve district of cook county, hiking, hiking and sketching, hiking in the woods, IL, nature, pioneer woods, prescribed burn, sagittal crest, sketch, sketchbook, sketching nature, skull, watercolor, willow springs, woods, yellow trail
Posted on January 29, 2012
by Christine
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The cold realities of winter did not hinder our love for art and nature. All eager participants showed up bright and early on this frosty January morning, ready to get to work play. We did however, agree to sketch from inside the nature center…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, sketching class, watercolor sketchingTags: Chicago, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, free art lesson, hiking, IL, little red schoolhouse, long john slough, nature, sketch class, watercolor, watercolor sketch, willow springs, winter, winter hiking
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