Visit with a Friend (black and white studies)
(Please click on the pictures to see them clearer, use the back button to return) I had a chance to visit with my friend Nancy the other day and we sat on her back deck to do some sketching. We…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag waterbrush
Lady Bug, Lady Bug, fly away home!
I’m showing you the page from my journal first, then I’ll tell you a little story about a ‘bug discovery’ I had. You’ll see on the right my studies from the lady beetle I found, bottom left is studies of…
Day Lily Days
This will be one of the shortest blog posts I’ve done in ages! I just did this little sketch the other day to test out some paper and new kit supplies. I stood to paint in front of the row…
“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…
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…
Carpenter Bees!
You know there are interesting things all around us to discover, some are right under our noses…or under our eaves! I have known about Carpenter Bees but never paid them much attention, until this year. I caught one and started…
“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…
“View From Aspen Hall” 5-4-11
Before too much time goes by I wanted to get this post out, especially because I already have another waiting in the wings! Gee it sure has been a productive spring with getting out for walks and doing sketches in…
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…