Sketches from Nature blog
My Year of the Crow
‘What is the use of a book’, thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’ –Lewis CarrollI had a conversation with a crow back in 2021. “Hello,” said the Crow. “Well, hello back,” said I. “Don’t I have lovely iridescent feathers?” said the Crow. “Oh, yes, they...
A Steller’s Sea-Eagle & Daniel Smith’s New Gouache
Not all those who wander are lost. –J.R.R. TolkienA Steller's Sea-Eagle and Daniel Smith Gouache Meet in my Sketchbook I wanted to test Daniel Smith’s new line of gouache paints for this blog post. I had not decided on a subject as of last week. And then an extremely...
What to Paint Next…an Artist’s Eternal Dilemma
It’s the first few weeks of the first month of a new year… what to paint next. Starting a new painting is always an uncertain time for me. I have so many images in my mind’s eye that I want to paint. There are exhibition deadlines on the not-so-distant horizon, but...