HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Journal - Sketched at my daughter's table.

Fall Harvest

Bethel Baptist Church

Journal - An overcast day filled with chores - I've wanted to sketch this church since I ride my bike in their parking lot, but when the sun shines, there is no shade to sit beneath. But yesterday, with the sun hidden, I was finally able to get in a sketch..

The Shed

Journal - Sketching my neighbors shed and plants from my window...

Hospice Gardens Waterfalls

Painted with the Cape Fear Sketchers.  Hospice Gardens were absolutely beautiful - so serene, quiet, peaceful.  Added to that, a great group to sketch with and a fabulous fall day.

Hospice Gardens Bridge - Wilmington, NC

Sketched with the Cape Fear Sketchers.  A glorious day and wonderful group to sketch with.  Gardens so serene and peaceful.

Another Southport House

Sketching this house from the parking lot across the street.

Pumpkins at the Garden Center

LOVED all the pumpkin displays at our garden center.  Wonderfully fall-feeling.

Ft. Fisher

Another sketch with the Cape Fear Sketchers at Ft. Fisher the day before Hurricane Michael. Cloudy, cool and windy.

Fort Fisher

Sketching with the Cape Fear Skechers at Ft. Fisher the day before Hurricane Michael.

Indoshine Gardens

Journal - A while back a friend and I stopped at Indochine Restaurant and took some photos and sketched a bit ... Fabulous Gardens ...!

By Franklin Square Park, Southport, NC

Journal - So good to get a bit of normalcy in our routines. Sketched in Southport with Katie, Elizabeth and Chris. Sat by Franklin Square Park and sketched the house across from the corner. Piles of debris still line the streets, detours everywhere, sinkholes with barricades, and more. But slowly things are returning to normal - there are ways around the streets, trees still have leaves on most of them, and sketching with friends reminds us that things are being repaired. We chatted about those far less fortunate, where donations can still be made, and reminded one another that this recovery is still going on. ...

Savannah GA City Hall Dome

Journal - Another sketch from our evacuation time in Savannah - City Hall dome ...