“Hot Painting Day in July” 7-10-08
It was a very hot day when I decided to scoot outside to do a quick little painting. I used my a square sketchpad because it’s a fun change. The painting is only 5″x5″ big. I first sketched with a…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
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“Common Toad” 7-8-08
While walking in the woods at Stiglmeier Park in Cheektowaga, NY, I happened upon a toad…almost stepped on the little guy (girl?) because it blended in so well with the dead leaves on the woodland floor. I took pictures, usually…
“Allegany Nature Pilgrimage” (Thunderocks) 6-1-08
Well here I am the last day, the last hours of my time at the Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, spending it at the most beautiful place I found all weekend, Thunderocks. Before I left the park I drove up by myself…
“Allegany Nature Pilgrimage” (frogs, salamanders, and snakes) 5-31-08
A quick post here, to show you some more pictures from my Allegany weekend. Actually all these pictures are from the all day hike I went on led by Tim Baird, it’s his hands holding the slimy salamander and the…
“Allegany Nature Pilgrimage” (moss, lichens, fungus, dragonflies and moths) 5-31-08
This is a continuation of my weekend at the Allegany Nature Pilgrimage at the end of May. This post I have some pictures of fungus, lichens and moss from the non flowering plants hike I took led by Alice Brown.This…
“Allegany Nature Pilgrimage” (Birding and Bird Banding) 6-1-08
This is another ‘catch up’ post about the Allegany Nature Pilgrimage at the end of May. This post I put up pictures of birding hikes and the bird banding demonstration along with a video clip of the demo. This was…
“Allegany Nature Pilgrimage” (Wildflowers) May 30, 2008
Well where to begin? This is a very late entry about my weekend at the Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, May 30, 31, June 1, 2008. I wanted to make sure I share it with you because it was such a fantastically…
“Iroquois Nature Refuge” 5-25-08
It’s a gorgeous day! 65-70 degrees, sunny and breezy. The first journal page is done with watercolor pencils and a waterbrush…I found it hard to get the greens I wanted.A gorgeous bird, the Black Tern; I took so many pictures…
“Reinstein Woods” 5-23-08
This is about the morning I spent at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Cheektowaga, NY. It’s from back in May, but I wanted to put it up to keep my posts in order. The very first thing I saw, well…
“Dandelions for Mother’s Day” 5-11-08
It was mother’s day and gorgeous…I had a chance to go out and just sit in the soft spring grass and draw. So I thought I’d just play with a non permanent ink pen and a waterbrush to do a…