“Limpets, Periwinkles and Bladder Wrack”
Well you can see by the date on my sketch page above, that I’m way behind on my posts! I had another very nice visit to the sea on this day, at Howick Haven in Northumberland England, one of our…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Category Nature Photos
“Morning Walk in Edlingham” July 13, 2010
Well I must admit I’m getting way behind in my posts, I have lots of new pages to share and adventures to tell about, but keep running out of time (or energy!) to keep up. Here’s a short story about…
Walk to the Roman Fort (June 21, 2010)
Though I went for this walk a month ago, I need to catch up on posting my sketches from all my walks so you can see where I’ve been. This walk started at the Edlingham Church from the 11thC and…
“Studies of the Coast near Cullernose Point” (June 17,2010)
Come with me on a sunny, breezy stroll along the Northumberland coast of England, south of Cullernose Point and Dunstanburgh Castle. This sketch is done looking northwards while I sat on the grass. I used one water soluble “Inktense” pencil…
Large Snail Studies (step by step)
I’ve been studying my snail Cuthbert, and really learning a lot of interesting facts. I know they’re slimy, strange little creatures that eat your garden plants, but they still merit study in my opinion. So I went outside the strange…
“Time in a Field in England” June 12, 2010
This morning was sunny so I headed up the country lane to walk above the little village of Edlingham in Northumberland, England. Here’s a watercolor painting I did while sitting in a field, see the pictures following it and ‘come…
“Blackbird Study” on May 28, 2010
Today, though it is sad, I did a watercolor study of a blackbird female that died after flying into our patio window. Just as other naturalists before me have done, I took advantage of having a real bird in front…
“I Made Friends with a Snail!” May 22, 2010
Today is a tale of meeting a snail, hmm…I feel a poem coming on…maybe later. We went to Alnmouth and explored all around the dunes and on the beach. As we walked between the great high dunes to reach the…
“Walk at Alnmouth, England” May 19, 2010
Today we had such a great walk that we really didn’t expect. The weather turned out nice in the late day as we drove to Alnmouth on the Northumberland coast just north of Warkworth Castle. I wasn’t expecting to go…
“Ingram Valley” May 15, 2010
Come with me on a walk up into the Ingram Valley in Northumberland England, land of unending vistas and wildlife. I know that sounds ‘corny’ but its true, Northumberland is so beautiful and wild. As Gary and I began our…