Mushrooms
Sketching Mushrooms
I love sketching mushrooms! I love the colors, the structure, and the earthy smell of them. Here’s a quick study of one that had been knocked over by the pond in our neighborhood.
Tutorials
How to Fold a Book From a Single Sheet of Paper
In this post I’m sharing a quick video showing how to make a book out of a single sheet of paper — no other supplies necessary. Warning: these books are so addicting to make! (Watch it here on YouTube in HD.) Step by step: Most any paper will work for these Read more…
Events
Nov. 13 + 17: Nature Sketching Presentation / Field Trip
I’m the November speaker for the Austin Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, where I’ll be sharing the benefits and how-tos of nature sketching, then we’ll make a mini sketchbook and do some drawing! What you will learn: How to create a small sketch book using simple materials. How Read more…
Events
Oct 13: Watercolor Art Demo
Join me for the 2nd Annual Refuge Roundup at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters where I’ll be doing live demonstrations and showing how to make a mini sketchbook you can keep and take out on the trails. Everything is blooming after the recent rains and it’s so very green! This FREE Read more…
Field Sketches
Mule Ears Peaks, Big Bend National Park
August 29, 2018 We woke up early and broke camp at the Chisos Basin so that we could hike before it got too hot. This is a desert hike and temperatures regularly climb in the 100s in this part of the park. Little did we know that there was a Read more…