Sunday, January 29, 2012

Graphite Drawings

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These are practice sketches for my botanical class: the African violet is my first sketch for the certificate project for this class. W...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Reception at Ranazul

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Elena with Terri and Rob Day at Ranazul An opportunity suddenly came my way last December to show my work at a local upscale restaurant:...
Friday, January 6, 2012

Twigs N Leaves

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Twigs N Leaves, watercolor, 10" x 8." Here's my latest assignment for the Botanical Illustration certificate program. We w...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

End of the Year Musings

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Our family at Christmas--we managed to fit twenty-four of us at our house. My sisters Bea (in red dress right behind me) and Silvia (also ...
Monday, December 26, 2011

A Solstice Walk at Chapman's

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Circling a champion Tulip Poplar at Chapman's Forest--there is a third person behind the tree, but the circumference was so large, he ...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Blue Holly, Red Holly

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Blue Holly Red Holly The approach of winter signals the end of the outdoor painting season (at least for those of us who don't ...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Botanicals with Color

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Botanical studies with color pencil The past couple of weeks have been particularly hard--the daily road warrior commutes from my ne...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Burnt Gold in the Woods

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Burnt Gold in the Woods, oil on canvas panel, 11" x 14."  I have been waiting a year for just the right autumn day to return...