Hydrandeas for a change of pace

I’ve grown a bit tired of painting coneflowers. The hydrangeas have grown into such a beautiful blue violet I thought … More

Coneflowers have taken over

All I have been sketching is the garden filled with coneflowers. Different green mixes, different unpleasant mixes, and different styles. … More

Coneflowers are taking over!

Every time I look at the garden there are more blossoms among the coneflowers. They are so pretty!

Stay-cation in the Garden

I can’t recall how long it’s been since the last time I had time off from work in the summer … More

Blessing and Curse

I was originally scheduled to be on vacation in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica for a couple of weeks beginning Monday. … More

Back in the Garden

In my quest for the minimal palette, I decided to swap out a couple of semi-transparent colors for transparent. Plus, … More

July 4th Garden -Take 2

Full page this time, with slightly different colors.

Garden in the Sun

Too many of my posts begin with an intention to “get back into” a routine of sketching. So, really, this … More

First Moleskine Complete!

  I began my first “quality” sketches in a A5 Moleskine watercolor journal in February 2015. Though I have used … More

Awesome Autumn Day 4: Hay

I am always impressed by the rows of rolled hay stacked on farmland. Typically the rolls (bales?) seem to go … More