Garden Journal entry

An entry and sketch in my Daily Garden Journal
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To me, the garden is a doorway to other worlds; one of them, of course, is the world of birds. The garden is their dinner table, bursting with bugs and worms and succulent berries.

Lighthouse Santa Cruz

Without planning, your painting will probably be indecisive and fragmented, and you'll try to say too much in one picture.
- Ron Ranson

A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!


"Lighthouse - Santa Cruz, California" watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree©

Lighthouse Sunset

“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart”
- Confucius

My daily sketch for today...


"Lighthouse - Stormy Sunset" watercolour on Visual 140gsm - Maree©

Misty Beach

"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change -- until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds."
- Unknown

My daily sketch...


"Misty Beach" watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree©

Done from a photograph by Cameron Nelson. Cameron and his wife Deelia, live in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. Cameron is a photographic artist and you can go to Cameron Nelson Photography to see some of his stunning works, or go to his BLOG for more of his works, especially weddings on the island.

Botanical - Bee in Nature

To 'bee' in nature is to experience one of our planet's most awesome gifts. Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.


My sketch for today...


"Bee In Daisy" a (not so quick) quick pencil sketch and watercolour done from a photograph by Crista from 'Nature As Is' on Daler-Rowney 190gsm - Maree©

This lovely photograph by Christa inspired me to sketch this and at first I thought the bee was going to be the difficult part, but the daisy just would not conform to the way I wanted it to go! Just goes to show...

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