I drive past this statue several times a week, and it always takes me back to my childhood, when we rode down Interstate Avenue and across the bridge to Vancouver, Washington to visit my aunt. Someone in the car always cried out, “There’s Paul Bunyan” as if he were an old friend. Today I saw […]
Clouds & Trees
November 1, 2010 by · 9 Comments
On a recent road trip, I decided to try my hand at depicting the billowing cumulus clouds overhead in my little 3.5″ x 5.5″ moleskine. Wow–what a challenge! Here are my three little sketches done as we whizzed along down the freeway. Btw, not to worry, my husband was driving! The maples along the forest […]
Lytle Lake at Rockaway, OR
October 25, 2010 by · 9 Comments
I sketched this scene of a lake near the beach last weekend. The house we were staying at had huge picture windows, so I got to sit on the couch in comfort while I painted. It almost seemed like cheating! The willows along the far shore were starting to change color and they glowed when […]
Skidmore Fountain
October 5, 2010 by · 11 Comments
This is my first sketch in an antique autograph book I found at a used book store at the beach this summer. The book has 1776-1876 on the title page, so it was made to commemorate the nation’s centennial. It has only one autograph, which I can’t decipher, with the date 1880. The rest of […]
Quince Fruit
September 28, 2010 by · 15 Comments
I did some sketches of Quince blossoms in graphite and watercolor and in ink and watercolor last April, and had in mind to do the fruit this fall. I forgot about it until after we had picked most of the fruit off the tree, but fortunately there were a few left up high where we […]
This blog is about my journey as a botanical artist--what I am learning, what inspires me and what I am currently drawing or painting. My desire is to continually hone my skills to better express my wonder and gratitude for the beauty of the creation around me in the Pacific Northwest (USA).