“April Poem” 4-15-11
April is coming to a close soon, hopefully lets say goodbye to a wet, cold month! The last post I did a drawing on a very cold, damp day then I wrote this word “April” in my sketch journal and…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag waterbrush
“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;…
“Walk with Peepers and Golden Snails”
(if you are viewing this from your email subscription, please visit my blog on the actual website to see the video and links properly) Today I went for a walk with Ginger. We ventured forth out into the wet lanes…
“The Journals’ Answer”
Today the sun was out so warm and I eventually found myself in the backyard in a lawn chair for the first time this season. I pondered my journal and things going on in my life, then before you know…
“Step Outside Your Door Today”
(Please sign your email in my “Subscribe” box on the right, to receive my posts) Today is the “Equilux”, that is the day of the Equinox, where day is the same length as night. I heard that it’s also “World…
Moon Thoughts One Late January Night
Not much to add here, the sketch says it all. I guess I was feeling down because my back was still hurting a lot and there’s just something about looking at the glowing moon at night when I’m alone that…
“Limpets, Periwinkles and Bladder Wrack”
Well you can see by the date on my sketch page above, that I’m way behind on my posts! I had another very nice visit to the sea on this day, at Howick Haven in Northumberland England, one of our…
“Morning Walk in Edlingham” July 13, 2010
Well I must admit I’m getting way behind in my posts, I have lots of new pages to share and adventures to tell about, but keep running out of time (or energy!) to keep up. Here’s a short story about…
“Windows + Doors of Alnwick”
Some more sketches of architectural elements from about Alnwick (pronounced Annick). The page above is my entire sketchbook page, I drew the boarded window, then much later added the doorway. I kept the page just for windows and doors or…
Watercolor Pencil Lesson – Color Practice
I go through phases with what materials I use when I go out sketching and my love of watercolors sometimes gets pushed aside for watercolor pencils. It normally doesn’t last too long and I’m reaching for my familiar pan of…