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Botanical art

AuthorbyKLRFebruary 16, 20210

Writing Postcards to Nature Daily for a Year

group of postcards to nature

Dear Nature, In 2020 my art world and my travel world came to a screeching halt due to the pandemic. All of my workshops, exhibitions and art fairs got canceled. …

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Posted in Bird Art, Botanical Art, Drawing, Inspiration, Works-in-progressTagged color studies, nature, postcards

AuthorbyKLRDecember 21, 20181

Practice Makes Perfect

A daily drawing practice – something an artist should be able to do just like that (sound effect – snap of the fingers), right? Well, only partially right. Artists face …

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Posted in Bird Art, Botanical Art, Inspiration, My Travels, Wildlife Art, Works-in-progress

AuthorbyKLRMay 11, 20180

Designing Websites and Tulipmania

  [easy-image-collage id=4178] Website, website, website – can you say website? I have been immersed in redesigning my website for the past month. I have even been waking up thinking …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Photography

AuthorbyKLRSeptember 1, 20160

Hummingbirds, Raccoons, and Great Blue Herons

The month of August was full of hummingbirds, raccoons, great blue herons and generally, birds! Despite a very hot & humid month, I still managed to get outside with my …

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Posted in Bird Art, Botanical Art, Inspiration, Photography, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progress

AuthorbyKLRJuly 5, 20160

Trees; or the Search for a Tree

I am searching for a tree – not just any tree, but a TREE. I’m a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) and one of our upcoming …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Photography

AuthorbyKLROctober 9, 20130

Inspiration, Ideas & Kindred Spirits

Inspiration, ideas and kindred spirits are what I found attending the annual conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists in late September! It is always a whirlwind 3 days …

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Posted in Botanical Art, Inspiration, My Travels

AuthorbyKLRApril 6, 20100

Final Italy Botanical and an Heirloom Granniwinkle Apple!

    While I was drawing the study of the olive branch in Monica’s Orchard, this butterfly ‘flew by’ me. I dropped my pad & pencil, grabbed my camera and …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Works on VellumTagged artwork, calfskin vellum, Florence, Italy, kelly leahy radding, Kelmscott vellum, persimmons, scarce swallowtail butterfly, vellum, watercolor, Works in Progress

AuthorbyKLRMarch 20, 20101

One More Italy to Go!

      Five down and one more to go… I have 5 days left to finish my final painting for Italy. The grapes were really fun, but I think …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progressTagged artwork, calfskin vellum, egg tempera, Florence, grapes, Italy, terracotta pot, travel, Tuscany, vellum, villas, Works in Progress

AuthorbyKLRMarch 5, 20102

Grapes & Sunshine, Working hard, Works-in-progress

    I was trying to post more than once a week, but when the deadlines are looming and the stress is building over making the deadlines, sitting at the …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progressTagged artwork, Boston, Boston Flower Show, calfskin vellum, egg tempera, Florence, grapes, Italy, Kelmscott vellum, Tuscany, white grapes, Works in Progress

AuthorbyKLRFebruary 23, 20100

Finished Heirloom Beans and an afternoon in Florence.

    Gotcha! Can you find the real beans?!! I just had to take a photo of the art with some real beans on it! As I was designing the …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Works on VellumTagged artwork, calfskin vellum, Coventry CT, egg tempera, farmer's market, Florence, heritage shell beans, Italy, olive branch, travel, vellum, Works in Progress

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