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Lets Paint Nature

English - Art, Nature, Painting
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Lets Paint Nature · 8h ago

Sketch Class Sat 05-26-12 Cancelled

To students in the Chicago area: Unfortunately due to illness, I am going to have to cancel tomorrow’s (05-26-12) sketch class. I don’t have a horrible illness, just sore throat, chills, fatigue…I’m sure a few days of rest will be what I need. … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 3d ago

Kennedy Park Field House watercolor sketch

Last Saturday I had the chance to visit my old stomping grounds and have a picnic with a friend at Kennedy Park in Chicago. I always had admired this field house. It is all stone and quality built. They don’t … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 3W ago

Sketch Class Results April 2012

Last Saturday a group of us met for another Little Red Schoolhouse Sketch Class. Because of the recent rains, we knew that if we painted outside our watercolors would take forever to dry, so we decided to start with an … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 4W ago

Backyard Garden Sketch

Do you remember a few months ago when I failed big time on harvesting black walnuts?  My harvest resulted in much work and no payoff. Zip. Nada. And to tell you the truth years ago that would have been just … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 1M ago

Sketch Class Results March 2012

A little cold and a little gray….but that didn’t stop our fun at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center Sketch Class! I saw a notification on the Illinois Bird List website that a pair of Osprey were building a nest … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 2M ago

Waterfall Glen Sketch

Waterfall Glen is a small gem tucked away in the DuPage County Forest Preserves. It is near a 9 mile trail (that I did not walk) which surrounds Argonne Lab. Chicago is experiencing a very hot winter. Yes, hot. Believe it … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 2M ago

Help in Troubled Times -Free Download- Strength

There once was I time when I thought I had things figured out… “If I just put my mind to it and work really, really, really hard,” I said, “I’ll make ____ successful.” Whether my “blank” was family, school, career, or finances, I thought I … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 2M ago

Look how I did on my black walnut harvest!

Just keeping it real folks. Remember how excited I was last summer to harvest black walnuts and how I can see myself living off the land, yadda, yadda, yadda, oh boy…. I should have started with something a little bit more … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 2M ago

Feb 2012 Sketch Class Results

Last Saturday morning greeted us with a brisk biting wind and a mere 20°F. Brrrrrrr. We love nature but we’re not crazy…so we decided to sketch from inside the nature center. Each of us found a spot we wanted to … Continue reading →
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Lets Paint Nature · 3M ago

Coyote Skull Sketch

Oh the treasures in nature! How can I express such joy from my adventures in the woods with simple text? Not possible. Well, let’s try… Yesterday I decided to walk the yellow trail from Pioneer Woods. It was a cold but … Continue reading →
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