“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…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Tag winter landscape
“Owl Prowl” 3-15-08
On Saturday, March 15th, I went on an “Owl Prowl” with the Buffalo Ornithological Society. We started at the Niagara Airforce base..looking across the field (through chain link fence) trying to spot a snowy owl. All we saw was a…
“Field From My Window and Hawk” 2-19-08
I thought I’d do a little color practice using my watercolors, to sketch the field in Winter. I just love the brown, soft tans and red of the bark on the bushes in the far field. My studio is on…
“Backyard Sketching” 2-16-08
Today I decided to sketch some tracks before we have another snow or melt. I’d prefer a melt…but I don’t have any control over that! So I bundled up and after feeding the chickens, started drawing. My dog Ginger is…
“Hiking at Como Lake Park” 2-13-08
“Come Walk with Me” On Wednesday, Feb. 13, I asked my friend Sue if she wanted to come exploring Como Lake Park with me. Yes, it was cold but we both have a love of the outdoors and Sue isn’t…
“Sunrise Oil Pastel” 2-11-08
Late last night I decided to play with my oil pastels while watching 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Well between scenes of Captain Nemo and Kirk Douglas I did a painting 9×12″ on canvas paper. I worked from a photo…
“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…
“Sunrise with Coffee and PJ’s”
At around 7:30 this morning I was making my coffee in the studio. My studio looks out over fields and faces east, so I usually get great views of the sunrise. I grabbed an 8×10″ sketchbook and my oil pastels…
“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,…