“Art Openings Last Night” 1-10-09
Friday night around Buffalo is usually a pretty busy art scene night, last night there were a few openings going on. I went with my son Paul to the ‘Free Friday at the Knox’, every Friday at the Albright Knox…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
“Shooting Star” 1-3-09
Last night as I walked out to the barn, I paused to admire the stars, it being a clear night with a small crescent moon. My dog Ginger was bouncing around me waiting for me to continue to the barn…
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Get this widget! Mary McAndrew’s Nature Sketching and Painting Share this widget! Well I’ve been playing around again and made up this cool Widget that you can add to your desktop or share it on facebook, myspace or another blog.…
“Eurasian Eagle Owl” 12-31-08
Another bird of prey you say?? “YES!” say I! Well I decided that I’d concentrate on birds of prey amongst all the other nature stuff I’m painting. It’s great to concentrate on a particular subject for awhile; you’ll learn more…
“Two Barn Owls”
In this post I bring you two owls, both are Barn Owls but look very different. The first is a sketch of a Barn Owl from the United States, the typical light heart shaped face and brown markings on the…
“New Year’s Eve Morning” 12-31-08
This is a tiny little watercolor painting I did on New Year’s Eve morning, while drinking my coffee and looking out the back studio window. It measures a mere 2.5 x 3.5″. You can see below a photo I took…
“Cold Morning at the Knights Inn” 12-28-08
You can read my notes on the page, really not much to say about this other than it was very cold! My stay in Endicott resulted in one night in a motel with my boys, no room at my dad’s…
“Waiting in Friendly’s” 12-26-08
I did this sketch obviously while waiting to eat at Friendly’s in Endicott NY. I went to visit my dad and family after Christmas, always taking my sketchbook with me, like a little kid I need to keep occupied! I…
“Moon Meanderings” 12-15-08
It was a full moon a few nights before, so tonight as I saw the glow of the moon trying to come to fruition behind the clouds…I was hopeful of some good moon gazing. Hmmm….no such luck. It started to…
“Muncaster Castle Day Two” 9-9-08
Today was my second day at Muncaster Castle. I’ve uploaded a video for you to listen to at the end of this post, don’t miss it! I was invited by Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington to visit he and his wife Philida for…