Nature Journaling Class – April 2011
Four Saturdays in April (2nd, 9th, 16th, 30th, no class on the 23rd) Time: 1 – 3 pm At the Burchfield Nature and Art Center in West Seneca, NY. Explore nature as we work indoors and out when the weather…
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.
“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…
“Nature Sketching and Painting” Class – March 2011
Saturdays in March (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th) Time: 1 – 3 pm Explore nature as we work indoors from real subjects and photos. Share my field sketchbooks from England and New York. Learn ‘drawing from life’ techniques that will help…
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;…
“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…
“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…
“Edlingham 11th c Church + Gravestones”
Today I did something a little different, I went to the 11th c church next to Edlingham castle and instead of sketching it (architecturally) I went inside where it was dark, cold and damp. I only had the natural light…
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…