“Hiking at Como Lake Park” 2-13-08
“Come Walk with Me” On Wednesday, Feb. 13, I asked my friend Sue if she wanted to come exploring Como Lake Park with me. Yes, it was cold but we both have a love of the outdoors and Sue isn’t…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Category Nature Sketching + Painting -in the field
Sketches and paintings done in the field or on location using my journals.
“Cold Morning Sunrise”
This morning, what can I say? It’s really cold outside and I’m not looking forward to going out to feed the chickens! Last night it dipped to -18 or -20 wind chill, now the sun is coming up to a…
“Hiking on my Land” 2-6-08
Today, I felt a great urge to be outside, the weather was terrible for painting and drawing but actually not bad for a nice cold hike! The air was fresh, the wind steady but not too strong, and Ginger was…
Walk in the Yard 2-4-08
Today I wanted to get outside without spending too much time thinking about it. Sometimes you can waste time just planning and packing so I kept it super simple. I took a gallon ziplock bag, my 6×8″ sketchbook, a tortillion,…
“Robin, Warbler and Red Admiral Butterfly”
Today I did some paintings of birds from the field guide “Birds of the World”. The birds (photographs) are not grouped in much of a familiar order so I just flipped through and what caught my fancy I drew. I…
Juncoes and Ladybugs 1-30-08
Today I sketched some quick moving juncoes, a chickadee and cardinal that came by the feeder. Having a window feeder is great, you can really get a closer look at the small birds, especially when seed drops on the roof…
“Green Caterpillar and Dry Sunflower” 1-28-08
Today I’m showing a page from my sketchbook that has drawings from two different days. At the top is a drawing of a dead sunflower head I did on Jan. 25th, on a very snowy, cold day! You can read…
“In the Barn” 1-24-08
Today I just had to get outside for some sketching! I have a new sketchbook to try out and new Graphitint Derwendt water soluable color pencils. I bought three shades from ASW (Art Supply Warehouse) and can’t wait to play.…
Color Pencil- Pink and Green Leaves
This is from my trip to the Buffalo Botanical Gardens on Jan. 11, 2008. I’m working from a photo of a stem with pink and green leaves, I still have to find out what kind of plant it is. It’s…
“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,…