Creating art inspired by the natural world

Landscapes

Landscapes
Sketchbook

Sketchbook
Flora and Botanical Illustration

Flora and Botanical Illustration
Fauna

Fauna
Mural Arts

Mural Arts
Fantasy

Fantasy

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View fullsize This week's plein Air outing was the Schuylkill Nature Reserve community garden in upper roxborough, phila. It was an absolutely gorgeous evening to sit and paint a beautiful flower garden. Will and I debated where these flowers were being sold to, m
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View fullsize I like to bring my sketchbook anytime there's a lot of sitting still planned because I can focus so much better when I can doodle. @judowill and I went out for our 5 year (!!) anniversary date night last night and saw the @candlelight.concerts show c
View fullsize Will, Nova and I spent another gorgeous evening outside last week while I tried to paint the light from the sunset. The cheery sunflowers matched the sunset perfectly. Gouache, @lankenauhighschool 30 minute study.
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View fullsize In Montreal last week I spent 4 blissful hours on a spa boat called Bota Bota, I spent another hour drawing the boat in afternoon light. #drawing #watercolorart #watercoloronpaper #painting #landscape #boat
View fullsize Went to Montreal and dusted off my "en plein air" skills. The architecture on Notre Dame was beautiful, the atmosphere and the weather were beautiful, it was a beautiful fall evening listening to live 90s grunge music. #painting #enpleinai