“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…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag field journal
“Fuzzy Buds and Spring Peepers” 3-20-10
Many birds were calling today but it was hard to see much on this cold day; I’m sure if I stopped to dig around in the leaves I would have found more life, but we mostly walked today or ‘slogged’.…
“Winter Sketches” 3-3-10
I wrote some notes upon my return to the house, they are posted below if you’d like to read them about my day outside in nature. Both paintings were done with a dry palette of watercolors and one waterbrush. The…
“A Chair in the Woods” 2-21-10
It was bright and sunny today but winter still hangs on, the snow is over a foot deep and I wish I had my snow-shoes on! The snow is heavy, wet and deep; as I trudge through it I thought…
“Walk on a Winter Day” 1-21-10
I actually walked pretty far on my land today, I bundled up with lots of layers and told Ginger the magic words, “Go for a WALK?” She can’t contain herself, to the point I get a little annoyed at her…
“Winter Stroll on Long Lane Farm” 1-17-10
Today I went for a walk with my dog Ginger out through the pasture to the field beyond. As it says in my notes the morning was very cloudy and misty, I think because the temperature has warmed enough that…
“The Field in January” 1-9-10
I bundled up because it was extremely cold today and headed outside for some fresh air. I used a clip board to hold my small sketchbook and a small box of oil pastels. I needed to keep it really simple…
“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…
Published in “Garden 91” Magazine in Taiwan!
Exciting news! Garden 91, a non profit magazine in Taipei, Taiwan has featured my artwork and nature sketching blog in their magazine! They are a non profit organization that concentrates on the value of nature, the true meaning of design,…
“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…