Walk to Aspen Hall
(I wrote this at the very end of May and wanted to share it with you before it gets too late!) I took a walk out through the fields today to “Aspen Hall”, just for a bit of exercise and…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag field journal
Carpenter Bees!
You know there are interesting things all around us to discover, some are right under our noses…or under our eaves! I have known about Carpenter Bees but never paid them much attention, until this year. I caught one and started…
Snazzy New Journal Cover
I thought it’d be fun to share with you my newest journal I just created, well at least the cover, while I work on the next post waiting in the wings. I don’t usually bother much with decorating the covers…
“Mother’s Day Field Sketching” 2011
What did you think I’d be doing on Mother’s Day? It was gorgeous outside and I had the day to myself until later when my son comes over, so off I went for a walk with my sketch journal! Along…
“View From Aspen Hall” 5-4-11
Before too much time goes by I wanted to get this post out, especially because I already have another waiting in the wings! Gee it sure has been a productive spring with getting out for walks and doing sketches in…
Easter Sunday Wanderings / Green Frogs + Mayapples
A post sharing my notes and photos from a cold, wet walk on Easter Sunday. I was still able to find interesting life, wait till you see the video clip with Tadpole eggs! Please click images to see them larger…
Watercolor Crayon / Lesson 1 – Color Charts
I thought I’d add a series of posts that introduce my new watercolor crayons, a few old ones, and how to start using them in hopes that some of what I do may help someone else. When I first bought…
“April Poem” 4-15-11
April is coming to a close soon, hopefully lets say goodbye to a wet, cold month! The last post I did a drawing on a very cold, damp day then I wrote this word “April” in my sketch journal and…
“Twisted Aspen Trees in Spring” 4-13-11
Just a pair of pages from my very small field sketch journal (3 x 4″ aprox) that I can tuck into a tiny ‘purse’ with a miniature sharpie marker, waterbrush and one black water soluble pencil (Derwent’s Inktense Ink Black).…
“Snow Filled Field at Long Lane Farm”
I know it seems out of place, this painting of snow when it’s Spring (at least it’s trying to be spring!) but I found I had never posted this and would hate to have it forgotten! So here’s a short…