by KLR | Oct 9, 2013 | Botanical Art, Inspiration, My Travels
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 of learning new things, trying new techniques, greeting old friends, and meeting new...
by KLR | Sep 24, 2013 | My Travels
Yellowstone National Park never disappoints–you just need to go in every day with no expectations of what you will experience and each encounter will be magical! I was on blog hiatus for the past two weeks; I know I just started my weekly Tuesday posts, but I hope I...
by KLR | Aug 13, 2013 | Inspiration, My Travels
I have now painted through more than half of my ‘Year of Living Dangerously’, painting mostly without knowing that I was ‘living dangerously’. The previous year was my ‘Year of Sorrow & Stress’ as I watched my mother fade away...
by KLR | Jun 5, 2013 | My Travels
I returned home from Scotland yesterday, tired but relaxed and fresh with many painting ideas from my travels. I received a silver gilt medal from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society at the Botanical Images Scotia exhibit at Gardening Scotland. The...
by KLR | Jul 26, 2012 | Bird Art, Miniature Art, My Travels, Works on Vellum
Tiny Dancer watercolor on Cowley’s Kelmscott calskin vellum I photographed this flamingo at the London Zoo. I was in London to attend a reception for the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Florilegium exhibit at Kew Gardens. I had Saturday free before I was flying home...
by KLR | Feb 27, 2012 | Inspiration, My Travels
I got back from the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition a week ago today. It is such a creative kick to be around your peers and like-minded people. We get so much energy from each other to go straight home and start producing new artworks. Reality does settle in a...
