“New Bugs and Wildflowers” 6-14-09
Today I went for another walk on Long Lane Farm with my 4 legged companion Ginger. Below I have a page from my sketchbook journal where I show a fun technique of using a frame as a design element. If…
Mary McAndrew
A Love of Nature, Place and Story
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“Spectacled Owl” (waiting in the Dr.’s office) 5-21-09
I like to keep my field kit ready at hand to grab and it was a good thing today. I had a doctor’s appointment that I knew would be a long wait and lucky I had my kit. I threw…
“Spring Watercolor + Watercolor Pencil Sketches” 5-12-09
It was a gorgeous day so after my walk with my dog Ginger I sat on the old picnic table in the center of the yard and played around with my watercolor pencils and watercolors. I still prefer to use…
“Rydal Water Hike” 9-11-08 painted pg 1
I’ve been trying to go back into my sketches I did on my trip to England and add some color or finish what I’ve started. On this little sketch I scribbled it out in 5min….and added some notes on color…
“Peregrine Falcon” watercolor
This is a watercolor study I did to as a demonstration for my fall Nature Sketching and Painting Indoor class that just finished up. I used it to show the stages it took to make a simple study, step by…
“New Chicks” 4-30-08
I was at the Farm Center where I go to buy corn for my chickens, hardware type supplies and new mud boots when I need them. Well, they had new baby chicks! What can I say? I have a barn,…
“Marsh Wren and Wood Thrush” 4-26-08 + 4-30-08
I’ve told you before I’m not the kind of person to waste time when I’m waiting around. Well, I started this sketch of a Marsh Wren while sitting in Regal Cinema waiting for the live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera…
Sketch of Connor 11-1-07
I did these very quick sketches of my son Connor while we were waiting at the dentist’s office. At first he really didn’t want me to draw him, not unusual, but he was a good sport about it! Thanks Connor!…
“Looking to the Edge of Nowhere”
This is an oil painting I did in early November. We’ve been having a mild fall, pretty dry, so I didn’t have to wear mud boots in my field! The painting is 6″x 8″. Before I did this one I…
“Oak Tree Along Edge of Feild” 11-2-07
I painted this 4″ x 6″ oil painting on an early November day, sunny, cold and gorgeous. I have updated this post with photos of the day out in the field, please see below. The great thing about painting or…