“My Journey Begins…Slowly” May 2010
MAY 3, 2010 Well as the title says, my adventure to England started slowly. I got to the Buffalo airport in plenty of time, even after dropping my favorite polar fleece jacket in the hall and having to retrace my…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
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“Looking Back” April-18-2010
There’s nothing prettier than a field in springtime. Today I took a walk with Ginger out back…up very wet lanes and through my field with water in all the low spots and ditches. There are dandelions coming up and tiny…
“Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland” 9-13-09
This is a sketch I did back in September but didn’t have time to post it, thought I’d share it now. Just thought I’d put this little tiny sketch up. Gary and I ended up here pretty late on a…
“Path to the Barn” 1-2-10
Here’s a very small sketch (4″x5″) that I did outside in the freezing cold. The sun had set and twilight time was coming, when the snowy landscape takes on a bluish cold tone. I tried to use my waterbrush but…
“Buxton Bookfair at the Pavillion Gardens” 10-25-09
We drove across England to take part in the Buxton Book fair held in the Pavillion Gardens in Buxton. We got up at 2:30 am and we left around 5am…oh wow was I tired today! I did this little watercolor…
“Berwick-Upon-Tweed, August visits”
We went to Berwick-Upon-Tweed, on the Scottish border on two occasions. I found it to be a nice town to walk through, you can shop or just a few streets over is the water front, complete with an old fort…
“The Journey to England Begins” 8-3-09
Hello Folks! Well as they say it’s been a “dog’s age” since I’ve updated my blog. I left you with a study of the Groundhog or Woodchuck in August just before I left for my trip to England. Well I’ve…
“Nature Hike on Long Lane Farm” 5-22-09
Today was gorgeous so I set out for a nice long trek on my farm property. There is a lane that runs the length of my property called “Long Lane” and halfway along it is “The Maze”, an area that…
“Muncaster Castle Day Two” 9-9-08
Today was my second day at Muncaster Castle. I’ve uploaded a video for you to listen to at the end of this post, don’t miss it! I was invited by Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington to visit he and his wife Philida for…
My England Adventure 2008 – “The Flight There” 9-5-08
Well, I’m finally home from my big adventure in England and Ireland! I have so much to share about my hikes, the people I met and of course my sketches and photos. It’s taken me awhile to get back on…