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During my Artist-in-Residence time at the Manassas National Battlefield Park, I had every intention of writing and posting on this blog each day. But, that didn’t happen and though I missed some of those daily deadlines due to a creative struggle between writing and painting/drawing, […]
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 After a brief introduction to supplies on hand (including my favorite watercolor pencils) we dispersed a bit to find our own spot to reflect and record our impressions. The history of this place provides an interesting background for our journaling. Soldiers, […]
I heard a rustling in the grass nearby. “Hey turkey,” I called. No, this was not a lost hiker who had wandered up to the patio where I was working. This was a real wild turkey, walking at the edge of the woods behind the […]
May 1, 2017 The first time I looked at the clock this morning, the numbers glowed 4:30 a.m. Though I was eager to begin the day as Artist-in-Residence at Manassas National Battlefield Park, Civil War spirits might have been the only ones there at that […]
As I began to plan for my Artist-in-Residence experience at Manassas National Battlefield Park, I thought about how and why the park is important to me. I hike there often and enjoy sketching along Bull Run and at the Stone Bridge, where I also go […]
I sat on the long, worn wooden bench trying to imagine what the big gray room would have been like on November 18, 1923 – the noise, the somber faces – and how nineteen-year-old Gertrude Glaser must have felt as she disembarked here at […]
Every few months, I attempt to tidy up my office/studio. Though this task in itself is one I approach with trepidation, once in a while I uncover a wonderful surprise. Last week I was cleaning out the second drawer down in my desk. Now, […]
Catoctin Mountain Park Nature Journal In September 2015 I was privileged to be selected as a National Park Service Artist in Residence at Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland. During my stay I painted, sketched, wrote and created two journals trying some new techniques in mixed […]
What do winter and this journal have in common? They both have potential. As I look out my studio window on this gray winter day, I see bare trees and empty flowerbeds. But I know that there, just under the bark and just beneath the […]
I hope you haven’t thrown away those Christmas cards from this year yet. I meant to post this sooner, but got busy with you know… the holidays. Here is a quick and easy idea for a Christmas journal with just enough space to make a […]