Another color of our tulips that are in full bloom in our yard. Yea Spring! Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Nature
Red Tulip
It was a pleasure to return from vacation and see our tulips at the house in full bloom. the weather was so cool and damp while we were away, that the blooms slowed down. Typically they are only in bloom for a day or 2 until the deer eat them. There are 4 colors and they are beautiful. Over the next few days I will be sketching each of them. Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Bottle Cleaner Flower
One final (maybe) from vacation. I think this is the name of this flower. There are thousands on each tree. We saw the trees at the Botanical Gardens and near the pier. Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Final Day
A view of the pier from the beach at sunrise on the final day of our amazing vacation. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodlers black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Hamilton Harbor
This is a sketch of the lighthouse at the entry to Hamilton Harbor in Naples, Florida. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodlers black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Lizard
A quick watercolor sketch of a Lizard on the pier piling while sitting and sketching. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodlers black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Sunrise
Watercolor sketch of a beautiful sunrise from the pier in Naples, Florida. Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Bird of Paradise
The Bird of Paradise flower always reminds me of Florida and growing up in Southern California. Such a beautiful flower. Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Daffodils
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants. Various common names including daffodil, narcissus and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white or yellow (orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting colored tepals and corona. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Lichen
We noticed on our last visit to the Cape that there seems to be much more lichen on the trees that we have noticed before. This is a piece of a branch found during my Spring yar clean-up yesterday. Lichens occur from sea level to high alpine elevations, in a very wide range of environmental conditions, and can grow on almost any surface. Lichens are abundant growing on bark, leaves, mosses, on other lichens, and hanging from branches “living on thin air”. It is estimated that 6% of Earth’s land surface is covered by lichen. Colonies of lichens may be spectacular in appearance, dominating much of the surface of the visual landscape in forests and natural places, such as the vertical “paint” covering the vast rock faces of Yosemite National Park. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 