“Cold Morning Sunrise”
This morning, what can I say? It’s really cold outside and I’m not looking forward to going out to feed the chickens! Last night it dipped to -18 or -20 wind chill, now the sun is coming up to a…
Mary McAndrew
A Love of Nature, Place and Story
Tag Outdoor Nature Sketching + Painting
“Hiking on my Land” 2-6-08
Today, I felt a great urge to be outside, the weather was terrible for painting and drawing but actually not bad for a nice cold hike! The air was fresh, the wind steady but not too strong, and Ginger was…
Walk in the Yard 2-4-08
Today I wanted to get outside without spending too much time thinking about it. Sometimes you can waste time just planning and packing so I kept it super simple. I took a gallon ziplock bag, my 6×8″ sketchbook, a tortillion,…
“Connecting to Nature”
(click on the photos for a larger view, these were taken in my own backyard) “Connecting to Nature”by Mary McAndrew2-4-08 “If you’re feeling tired, stressed out or sort of ‘disconnected’ today, consider taking time to visit some place of natural…
“Robin, Warbler and Red Admiral Butterfly”
Today I did some paintings of birds from the field guide “Birds of the World”. The birds (photographs) are not grouped in much of a familiar order so I just flipped through and what caught my fancy I drew. I…
Juncoes and Ladybugs 1-30-08
Today I sketched some quick moving juncoes, a chickadee and cardinal that came by the feeder. Having a window feeder is great, you can really get a closer look at the small birds, especially when seed drops on the roof…
“Green Caterpillar and Dry Sunflower” 1-28-08
Today I’m showing a page from my sketchbook that has drawings from two different days. At the top is a drawing of a dead sunflower head I did on Jan. 25th, on a very snowy, cold day! You can read…
“In the Barn” 1-24-08
Today I just had to get outside for some sketching! I have a new sketchbook to try out and new Graphitint Derwendt water soluable color pencils. I bought three shades from ASW (Art Supply Warehouse) and can’t wait to play.…
Hiking on my Land, “Long Lane Farm”
Today I went for a hike with my dog Ginger, the weather was so warm I couldn’t resist! I think the temperature today reached 66 degrees! It’s very breezy, clouds and patches of sun. So we wandered and I pretty…
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…