“Garlic Breath”
Just a little silliness! When I was cooking dinner yesterday this funny thought came to me, so I sketched it down. These are some thumbnail sketches I did first; I could have made the ‘receiving’ clove of garlic do other…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag creative journal
A New Sketchbook!
My New Sketchbook! (please click pictures for clearer view) Sometimes you just need a new sketchbook. A fresh start along a new path. Something that allows you to jot down all your creative ideas, no matter how small. I’ve put…
“The Daffodils” by William Wordsworth
With Spring making it’s appearance I thought it a good time to remember the beautiful poem by William Wordsworth, one of England’s most famous and loved poets. He wrote this poem inspired by a walk on April 15 by Lake…
Spring Walk, Nature Notes and Poems
It’s been weeks since I’ve been out in the field sketching, and now that I’ve been out I feel renewed! I guess that’s how we should feel in Spring. I put on my Wellies or “Mud Boots” grabbed my sketch…
“Snow Scenes, Mice and Bunnies”
(Since posting this I’ve come back and edited the text I had before. I’ve changed my mind about doing a “Weekly Sketches” post as I don’t like how limiting it felt! I don’t want to label posts with dates and…
“A Winter Birds Nest”
Today was cold, oh so cold but SUNNY!, and that makes all the difference in the world. It’s been a long while since I’ve sketched in the field (or while walking) since coming home from England. I wore my mud…
Spider in the Garden
Now I’ll freely admit, I’m WAY behind on my blog posting! I was doing so well at sketching all the time in my journal this summer and getting out for walks in my fields then sharing it with you, but…
October Cows in Northumberland
I know it’s already November and I’m way behind! I have more trouble getting online and having time to edit photos since I’ve been here in England. But I’m trying to go with the flow and keep up with posting…
“There is Dawn” (Sept.19, 2011)
Today I stepped outside quite early, before the sun was up in fact. I took my sketch journal, waterbrush, watercolor pencils and ink pen and left the camera behind (but not Ginger of course). I sat on the edge of…
Light Green Stink Bug
(click the picture to see it in my shop where you can see ZOOM view by holding your curser over it) This is a painting of (another) Stink Bug, though I’m not sure what the exact species is, a friend…