“Wind in the Willows” – Clouds and Crayons
April 14, 2011 (if viewing this in an email subscription, please go to the website to see the video clip and pictures better) Above, this is the first view Ginger and I got when we started out on our walk;…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Category Landscapes
“Cloud Study with Water Soluble Crayons” 4-2-11
Well today there were the most beautiful high clouds, and the sun, making an appearance for the afternoon, gave nice shadows and light to them. I used my square format journal that I made and opened it fully to take…
“Wet Walk in March”
As my page describes, it was overcast, wet and dreary. I did the small landscape sketch while standing up, just a small little thing but it reminds me exactly of the time and place. At the bottom I wrote words…
“Step Outside Your Door Today”
(Please sign your email in my “Subscribe” box on the right, to receive my posts) Today is the “Equilux”, that is the day of the Equinox, where day is the same length as night. I heard that it’s also “World…
Snow, Snow, Snow January 12, 2011
(A late entry that I wanted to add photos to before sharing, it’s from a tiny field sketchbook I made that’s handy to take in my pocket or a small bag when it’s wintry weather like this.) What a cold…
Moon Thoughts One Late January Night
Not much to add here, the sketch says it all. I guess I was feeling down because my back was still hurting a lot and there’s just something about looking at the glowing moon at night when I’m alone that…
Oil Field Study on New Years Eve, 2010
(Please click each picture to see it enlarged) It is a cold and dreary day here in Western New York, I guess it is in many places around the world. But the drippy dreariness also shows me spring is coming;…
“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…