Wild Goats of Langholm Moor
When we lived in Northumberland I’ll never forget the first time I saw the wild goats in the Cheviot hills. Once in awhile you get lucky and see them in the fields when they come down to graze where the…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag Nature Photos
Old Mossy Stump and New Fungi Guide!
(Click on any picture to see it enlarged) I did this study back at the end of December, the sketch was done outside and I painted it near the woodstove heat at night! I’ve included lots of pictures to show…
“Studies of Leverets (cute baby hares)”
Since moving to our new home here in the Scottish Borders, we’ve been graced with the presence of hares in our garden. They actually live all around us, running wild on the hills, grazing in the green sheep fields and…
Getting Settled In A New Place
We moved!
Photos From Walks 1- The Scottish Borders + Northumberland
Many times I really want to share photos from our walks here in Northumberland England or from the Scottish Borders, where we’ve been driving to a lot this summer and autumn. The problem is my posts have been infrequent due…
Fresh Start with Inktober and Toads!
Hello my dear friends, did you miss me? Well life has just gotten so busy and time went right out the window, I’m sorry about that and feel guilty for neglecting my blog. But here I am to add something…
Time for Mushrooms!
(This post was written on November 19th, 2016, but I never got to post it. Since we’re at that time of year again I guess it’s ok to share it now, better late than never!) It’s the time of year…
White Ermine Moth
This is the White Ermine Moth (Spilosoma lubricepeda) that came to visit us here in Northumberland the other night. What is it about moths that gets my interest so much? There are so many kinds, they hold their wings in…
A Weevil Came to Visit
This will be short and sweet. Just a quick post to share some sketches I did of a little dark Weevil that came by today. He didn’t stop by for tea but I may do a character of him someday…
Painting on Gummer’s How, Lake Windermere
This past summer my husband and I tried to pop out to the Lake District when we could. Unfortunately time slipped by and we only got out there a few times for the day, except of course when my son…