Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Fall Garden Glories

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Purple Asters and Sunflowers Sunflowers on the west side Every fall it's a thrill to see my Narrow-leaf Sunflowers ( Helianthus...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Plein Air in the Shenandoah Valley

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The Shenandoah River from Culler Overlook, watercolor, 10" x 14" This past Saturday was the Plein Air Paint Day organized by ...
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Friday, September 21, 2018

Presage of Fall

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Hardy Begonias Another very rainy spell brought almost five inches to our area this past weekend. The welcome cooling was a presage...
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Working on a New Painting

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Rhododendron maximum  A couple of weeks ago I started on a painting of the native Rosebay Rhododendron ( Rhododendron maximum ) f...
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Friday, August 24, 2018

New Fall Pastels

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Golden Beeches, pastel on sanded board, 9" x 12".   Rock Creek Reflections, sanded pastel board, 12" x 9" Her...
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Monday, July 23, 2018

One for the Birds

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Carolina Wren on hanging basket. This summer I found a Carolina wren nesting in one of my hanging baskets of flowers on the porch. Sh...
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Red Pinesap

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Red Pinesap ( Monotropa hypopitys ), colored pencil, 14" h x 10"w. Last year Herb and I took a day trip to Pandapas Pond near...
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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Work in Progress - Carolina Silverbell

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Step 1 - Pencil drawing Four years ago I planted a tiny Carolina Silverbell Tree (Halesia carolina) in my yard so that I could enjoy an...
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