Here are some recent sketches of weeds/brush that I've been doing in the mornings. I love sketching at this particular spot because it h...

I've begun a habit recently of keeping a sketchbook in my car and doing a small 10-15 minute pen sketch before I go in for work in the m...

In an effort to complete more nature sketching, I decided to do a lot of little sketches instead of trying to sit outside for a few hours an...

The only nature sketching I've been privileged to do lately is sketching some overgrown brush and vines at the edge of a parking lot. I...

A few weeks ago, I went on a small trip to Vermont for the weekend. I only managed to make one sketch though, as I was busy taking care of m...

©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Outdoor Watercolor Sketch . Watercolor in small watercolor moleskine. I have a small confession to make. This is ...

After I put my daughter down for bed yesterday, I sneaked outside and I sketched the grass and rocks at the edge of the water. It was just s...

©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, 4/29/2012 outdoor sketching (Poet's Seat Panorama) . Colored Pencil in large handbook sketchbook. I did some...

©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Small Nature Objects . Ink and Colored Pencil in large handbook sketchbook. A top of an acorn, a piece of bark wi...

©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Greenfield as seen from Colrain . Pen in large handbook journal. My husband took me to a nearby apple orchard to do...

©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Feeding the Green River . Pen and watercolor wash, 13.5 x 10 cm. This is not a nature sketch, but I thought you woul...

Here are some recent sketch experiments of the lake. The weather this winter has been very mild so far. From time to time the lake has start...

©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, 12-15-11 Lake Sketch . Colored pencil in large handbook sketchbook. I bought some Derwent Coloursoft pencils recent...

©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, 10-9-11 (Covered Bridge). Pen and ink in large handbook sketchbook. Although I didn't have much to talk about ...

©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, Birds on the Lake (9-12-11) . Pen in large handbook sketchbook. I was lucky enough to see some water birds when we ...

©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, 7-17-11 Nature Sketching (Wooded Area) . Ink and watercolor in large watercolor moleskine. We are in the middle of ...

©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, 6/27/11 Nature Sketching (Red Maple) . Noodler's Bulletproof Black ink in large watercolor moleskine. Normally ...

©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, 6-5-2011 Sketchbook Page (At the Edge of the Woods). Pen and marker in large handbook sketchbook. I made this sket...

I sketched these white and light pink rhododendron blossoms this morning. I haven't seen that color recently as most of them around here...

Perhaps one day I will get the proper gear and fortitude to do real outdoor nature sketching in the winter. Until then, I'm still lookin...