Tag: winter trees

Winter Cemetery Watercolors

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

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Push aside your homework/chores/work reports and come away with me for a bit to a place of peace, where the living are quiet and respectful and the dead…well…they’re quiet too. In the wintertime, there’s nothing better than a heavy, dark, snow filled sky, where… Continue Reading “Winter Cemetery Watercolors”

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Let’s Paint a Warm Winter Field and Tree Pastel!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

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I don’t know what it is about an open field with few trees, but I just can’t get enough of them! Maybe it’s the open expanse of the field and the sky together, making you feel free or perhaps the feeling of looking far into the… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint a Warm Winter Field and Tree Pastel!”

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Winter Sunset Sketch

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

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Winter Sunset Sketch 4:20pm 17°F  icy cold wind Centennial Park As daylight quickly slips away, a golden glow desperately hangs near the horizon. Purples and blues creep in behind me, shadows start to disappear, and the night takes over. The retention pond is nearly iced-covered… Continue Reading “Winter Sunset Sketch”

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Sketchbook Hiking: Spears Woods VIDEO

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

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Well friends, here it is! Finally! Sit back and relax and enjoy a short hike at Spears Woods before we do a step-by-step watercolor sketch demonstration. Why are we hiking before we paint? Well, I really want to invite the viewer to make a… Continue Reading “Sketchbook Hiking: Spears Woods VIDEO”

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Red Tail Hawk Sketch at Orland Grasslands

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

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A big white chest is what caught my eye as I drove 50 mph down LaGrange Road this morning. So prominent and bold, yet silent and devising. Not a muscle did he move, just a fixed stare beaming below…waiting for his next meal perhaps. Just a… Continue Reading “Red Tail Hawk Sketch at Orland Grasslands”

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Let’s Paint Orland Grassland Prairie!

Posted on February 16, 2009 by

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Oh Boy! Let’s paint that sunset we saw at the Orland Grasslands a few days ago! Here we go: Here is my easel set up. I have my photo attached to the easel so it is easy to view as I am painting and… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Orland Grassland Prairie!”

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