A Last Look at Winter
I’ve been meaning to post these pictures as I did them at the end of this winter. All of them were done outside while wearing mittens, so I was going to title the post something like that, but now that…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag leaves
“Leaves, Tracks and an Octagon House”
(please click pictures to see larger) The sketches above are from my walk on January 9, 2013. I didn’t need to wear my snowshoes this time and I walked further than before, making it to “Oak Lane” today. It…
Mouse Family Watercolor is Finished!
(click for larger clearer view) Happy to say I’ve finally finished it! My little mouse family playing in the leaves, the mother being surprised by a spider (she doesn’t much like spiders!) I’m happy with how the colors came out…
Mouse Family in Ink
Though I’m working on illustrating a story with Teddy Bears at the moment, I just can’t leave behind my love of nature. I haven’t had much time for my usual nature studies but what I have been doing is testing…
“Swallow Hollow” Iroqouis Wildlife Refuge 8-12-08
What a day I had at the Swallow Hollow nature trail, part of the Iroqouis Wildlife Preserve. The above photo was just one of the many beautiful scenes I saw that day; the trail follows the water in a nice…
Color Pencil- Pink and Green Leaves
This is from my trip to the Buffalo Botanical Gardens on Jan. 11, 2008. I’m working from a photo of a stem with pink and green leaves, I still have to find out what kind of plant it is. It’s…
Buffalo Botanical Gardens 1-11-08
Click on any picture to view larger. (the photos of me working are compiments of Daniel M. Cox, thanks Dan!) Today I went to the Botanical Gardens with the intention to play around with my travel sketching kit that I…