Sketchbook Exchange – Finishing with a Peony!

The second round of the international sketchbook exchange has finished up! This round only had 7 participants, so it went a bit faster. I had much inspiration to choose from with spring blooming all around me. However, I knew that when I went for our annual walk through the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden at peakContinue reading “Sketchbook Exchange – Finishing with a Peony!”

Spring in full swing!

It has been awhile since my last post! It seemed to take forever for spring to take hold here in Michigan, but we are in full-swing and leaning towards early summer now. I have not done nearly as much drawing as I would like, but did manage to get some more sketchbook entries done andContinue reading “Spring in full swing!”

Birch Bark and Buds

Winter is still wrapping up in our part of the country, but there is no shortage of drawing material thanks to our neighbor’s beautiful, white birch tree. About a month ago, I went outside to run an errand and found what I thought was a piece of plastic garbage in the driveway. We have hadContinue reading “Birch Bark and Buds”