Sunday, November 18, 2012

The Virginia State Arboretum

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The Blandy Farm in November, oils on panel, 9" x 12." Yesterday afternoon I finally got out to paint in oils, something I hav...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Refining Graphite Studies

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Dendrobium light & shade study In our Drawing 309 class we have been working on refining our graphite techniques: using the botanic...
Saturday, November 3, 2012

Calm During the Storm

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The Trees Before the Storm, pastel, 9" x 12." I took some photos of my new back yard Saturday before last--there is a hollow ...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

A Rose for My Garden

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Just-planted red 'Double Knockout' rose I still miss my old garden in Columbia with its mature trees, the huge blue hydrangeas ...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Birthday Roamings

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Yellow Ladyslipper seed pod Yesterday was my birthday--one of those significant numbers--and after picking up veggies, eggs and other ...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Working On The New Garden

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New plants in front yard Last weekend Herb and I undertook replanting this small bed in front of the house (the weekend before we'd...
Sunday, September 9, 2012

Observational Studies

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My class set-up Pencil sketch (gesture & plant habit) My Botanical Illustration classes have started once again, and this fal...
Sunday, September 2, 2012

A New Blank Canvas

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Herb in front of the new house Now that we are settling into our new house and the high heat of summer is almost gone, it seemed time t...