“Stink Bug…What a Name!”
Yes I know, what a name! This bug is a type of “Shield Bug”, so named because when viewed from above it looks like a shield. I don’t have a definitive identification on it but closest I could come was…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag My Equipment
My Photography Equipment
I thought I’d include a post about my photography equipment, that is my cameras, and then later I can expand a bit by giving tips about how I use them. Mostly how I use them in the field for reference…
Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth / June 2011
(Click on any picture to see larger, picture links at the end of the post go to my shop, enjoy!) As your family and friends get to know how much you love to study new bugs and things, they will…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
“Wind in the Willows” – Clouds and Crayons
April 14, 2011 (if viewing this in an email subscription, please go to the website to see the video clip and pictures better) Above, this is the first view Ginger and I got when we started out on our walk;…