Old Castleton Farm in Winter
This is a very short post just to share a quick pencil study I did on March 2, 2023. We were out driving and Gary pulled up for a bit so he could go talk to a farmer and I…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag watersoluble graphite pencils
“Winter Sketches in England”
Winter has passed by and I’m still settling into my new life in England. I did some sketches as I could, being tired from unpacking, cleaning or just being overwhelmed in general. But happily I can see my sketching has…
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…
“Muncaster Castle Day Three, The Owl Centre” 9-10-08
My third day at Muncaster was so full, I did two posts to cover it, this is the second half! The following pictures are all from the World Trust Owl Centre at Muncaster Castle on September 9th in the late…
“Two Barn Owls”
In this post I bring you two owls, both are Barn Owls but look very different. The first is a sketch of a Barn Owl from the United States, the typical light heart shaped face and brown markings on the…
“Sunrise Studies” 12-3-08
The sunrise was just too beautiful to ignore. While I was making my morning coffee, I kept looking out the studio window at it. Knowing how fast a sunrise will change, I ran and grabbed my camera (literally!) to catch…
“Saw Whet Owl” water-soluble graphite (October 2008)
I did this little sketch (5″x5″) in October, but wanted to post it before too much time slips away! I did it while waiting for my car to have it’s oil changed, at a small dirty table in the car…
My England Adventure 2008 – “The Flight There” 9-5-08
Well, I’m finally home from my big adventure in England and Ireland! I have so much to share about my hikes, the people I met and of course my sketches and photos. It’s taken me awhile to get back on…
“On the Road” Watersoluble Graphite 8-9-08
I brought my small art kit with me while on a road trip to the Sterling Renaissance Festival in Sterling NY. , of course I wasn’t the driver! I experimented with drawing with my new graphitint watersoluble graphite pencils, They…
“Allegany Nature Pilgrimage” (Birding and Bird Banding) 6-1-08
This is another ‘catch up’ post about the Allegany Nature Pilgrimage at the end of May. This post I put up pictures of birding hikes and the bird banding demonstration along with a video clip of the demo. This was…