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Bird, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Sketches, Watercolour7 Comments
Raven up on Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, Canada

Crows and Ravens, Muses & Sketches

March 15, 2022March 26, 2022 Albatz Travel Adventures

After uprooting my newly planted herbs and flinging them on the deck, this little demon crow has been burying peanuts in my plant pots. I have put wire cages on the plants so that he can’t get at them and … Continue reading Crows and Ravens, Muses & Sketches

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Sketches, Trees, Watercolour1 Comment
bark of this Plane Tree shows the jigsawbark has faded tans, browns and pale orange that look like layers of porous leather glued together

Studies on the ‘Camouflage’ Bark of the Plane Tree

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Albatz Travel Adventures

The Platanus genus is a small group of ancient tree species, commonly called Plane Trees or Sycamores, dating back to the Paleocene period, 66 to 56 million years ago. The bark of the Plane Tree has a distinctive pattern that … Continue reading Studies on the ‘Camouflage’ Bark of the Plane Tree

Garden, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Sketches, Water4 Comments
underwater ripples in the river that distorted the rocks underneath along with bits and pieces of underwater plants

Studies of Water in the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022 Albatz Travel Adventures

For days 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of my January 2022 ‘Sketch a Day’ challenge I abandoned the Tanum pond in Sweden and ‘flew’ down to Mexico to see some very different ponds at the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden. … Continue reading Studies of Water in the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Sketches, Water15 Comments
Tanum Pond in Sweden, zoomed in and cropped

Studies of Water Reflections for my Paintings (1)

February 19, 2022February 23, 2022 Albatz Travel Adventures

As an artist having a change of scenery does wonders for inspiration. 2020 was a write-off for me in most ways but in 2021 I learned to dig deeper into myself to find inspiration in the ordinary and mundane. 2022 … Continue reading Studies of Water Reflections for my Paintings (1)

Design, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles, Sketches, Watercolour9 Comments
Watercolour of a pebble called Dallasite from the beach near Dallas Rd in Victoria, BC

Painting Portraits of Pebbles

November 19, 2021November 20, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I used to tell people, “I paint rocks”, but when everyone took that to mean that I was painting on rocks, I changed it to “I’m painting portraits of pebbles”, quite a different thing! I have always been a pebble … Continue reading Painting Portraits of Pebbles

Inspiration, Painting, Plants, Sketches1 Comment
weed painting finished with frame

Wild Flowers, Weeds & other Urban Scruff

July 15, 2021July 27, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Wild flowers in the city. In the city there are empty lots where people have scattered wildflower seeds and they erupt from the earth like this. Most of the empty lots eventually get built on. Sometimes the city takes them over … Continue reading Wild Flowers, Weeds & other Urban Scruff

Inspiration, Sketches, Watercolour2 Comments
watercolour in my sketchbook of the contrast of the light yellow irises against dark green pond and dark reflections against light sky reflection

Catching an Impression of Yellow Flag Irises

September 2, 2020November 19, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

During the early months of Covid I didn’t go anywhere; I was listless and uninspired. We have the Sea Wall nearby but it was always packed with people. After seeing a video showing how much plague could be spread by … Continue reading Catching an Impression of Yellow Flag Irises

Artworks, Painting, Photo Apps, Sketches, Watercolour1 Comment
Screw Pine with its aerial roots and toothed yellow-striped leaves on two pages of watercolour paper sketch book, opened to 17" x 5 1/2

Artworks and Photos of a Screw Pine (Pandanus)

August 2, 2020November 19, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

A pencil sketch of a Screw Pine that was just outside of our hotel’s restaurant patio in Mexico, done while sitting at the restaurant. I took a couple of reference shots of the Screw Pine for later. I have run … Continue reading Artworks and Photos of a Screw Pine (Pandanus)

Artworks, Drawing, Flowers, Plants, Sketches, Water5 Comments
Watercolour painting of Flag Irises by a pond. 16" x 12".

Close Examination: Artworks and Photos of Flag Irises

August 1, 2020November 10, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

In April and May 2020, during the worst of the Coronavirus, I stayed inside and started painting irises from photos, not the way I usually like to work. These photos of yellow and white Flag Irises were taken in 2017 … Continue reading Close Examination: Artworks and Photos of Flag Irises

Cactus, Photo Apps, Plants, Sketches, Watercolour2 Comments
Yuccas typically bloom every year with bell-shaped blossoms, run through the photo app Stackables

Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month

July 29, 2020November 12, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

The yuccas are in bloom this month in Vancouver. Watercolour painting in my sketchbook of a yucca that has grown tall enough to turn itself into a tree. This was inspired by a yucca ‘tree’ growing besides Las Margaritas in … Continue reading Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month

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