An art student with an appreciation for fruit. He really loves diet coke, but at the time it was harder to find than coke zero. So Jeff developed an appreciation for coke zero and here we have a can of it with the labeling in Chinese.

Presented with 3,000 plants in every shade of green and every texture and pattern of leaves, choosing a subject was no small task at the Lyman Conservatory. What could be better for practicing how to mix greens? Smith College Botanic Garden. Getting darks and shadows in place will really make your nest take shape. Pember Museum of Natural History. The Faint Echo of Spring.

Thank you to wet canvas for the photo references for the horses and cat.

THIS BLOG IS BEING DISCONTINUED AND I WILL NO LONGER BE POSITING ON THIS BLOG. Wednesday, June 4, 2014. We enjoyed the view looking east over the newly planted fields and wild roses toward where the light fog made soft edges in the distance. The colors of the planted fields were soft and rich in color. I had to sketch it to remember.

Is for all who enjoy the outdoors. I believe that in nature, there are always lessons to learn, things to discover, and stories to be shared. Camping, boating, fly-fishi.

Butterflies at the Wildflower Reserve Interpretive Center. Native and Invasive Plants at Raccoon Creek State Park. Essays on the Art and Science of Butterflies. Raccoon Creek State Park, PA.

People, figure, portrait. I hope you see something you like. if not now, maybe next time! I broke my leg a week ago. Played ball with Lindiwe, our young German Shepherd girl and slipped when running down a hill and I just heard that bone break when I hit the ground. Now my leg is up to the knee in a cast and I am on crutches. Selfportrait of poor me . Dip pen and black ink in Daler rowney sketchbook, 21X29.

Sharing my passion for card making, papercrafts, and watercolor. Outdoor Game, Lawn Darts. The game of lawn darts, aka yard darts, jarts, or javelin darts, was invented in the 1950s and was played by underhand tossing giant dart-like objects across the yard in an attempt to score a bulls-eye in a yellow ring target. The end of the dart had a heavy metal pointed tip that would allow them to stick into the ground. Outdoor Game, Lawn Darts.

The global journey of a sketchbook. The origins of the Sketchbook. My medium of choice is textiles. I piece and embroider and embellish wi.