“Full Moon” photos
Last night when I went into my upstairs bedroom, it was very dark but for the tremendous light coming in from the window! The moon was so bright. I always look out my bathroom window at the moon at night…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
“Iris Watercolor Painting with Travel Palette”
I decided to put that little travel watercolor palette to test. I picked up a gorgeous iris and lily yesterday, sketched it out and started the first stages of painting. My objective here was really to test out the palette,…
“Quick Watercolor of an Iris”
This is a watercolor I did of an iris that I approached spontaneously. No sketch, just direct painting with the brush, I did it rather quickly in a regular sketchbook (thin paper). I’ll have to get my chinese brushes out…
“Quick Iris Watercolor Painting”
This is a watercolor I did of the same iris as the previous post, but this time I approached it more spontaneously. No sketch, just direct painting with the brush, I did it rather quickly in a regular sketchbook (thin…
Sketch of Connor 11-1-07
I did these very quick sketches of my son Connor while we were waiting at the dentist’s office. At first he really didn’t want me to draw him, not unusual, but he was a good sport about it! Thanks Connor!…
“Looking to the Edge of Nowhere”
This is an oil painting I did in early November. We’ve been having a mild fall, pretty dry, so I didn’t have to wear mud boots in my field! The painting is 6″x 8″. Before I did this one I…
“Oak Tree Along Edge of Feild” 11-2-07
I painted this 4″ x 6″ oil painting on an early November day, sunny, cold and gorgeous. I have updated this post with photos of the day out in the field, please see below. The great thing about painting or…
Hiking on my Land, “Long Lane Farm”
Today I went for a hike with my dog Ginger, the weather was so warm I couldn’t resist! I think the temperature today reached 66 degrees! It’s very breezy, clouds and patches of sun. So we wandered and I pretty…
Buffalo Botanical Gardens 1-11-08
Click on any picture to view larger. (the photos of me working are compiments of Daniel M. Cox, thanks Dan!) Today I went to the Botanical Gardens with the intention to play around with my travel sketching kit that I…
“Sunrise” watercolor sketch 1-3-08
This is a watercolor sketch I did just before the sun came up over the horizon. It took me about 30 minutes…I laid on the background sky, trees and field, then the forground trees. It’s on the pale side, I…