Showing posts with label Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Crystal Springs Vignettes

The weather was perfect, the birds were singing, the ducks and geese were relaxing and all was beautiful at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens yesterday. I tend to get overwhelmed by all the wonderful views there, so I decided to simplify with some small vignettes.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Spring at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

A good group gathered at the Rhododendron Garden to sketch the spring color and blooms.
The day started out a little chilly but eventually got warmer...at least in time for us to be gathering for our lunch break at Laughing Planet.

 I am pretty satisfied with my new Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook below....it seems to work pretty well with the ink and watercolor.

Cherry blossoms and Japanese Maples among the tall Firs with Noodler's nonwaterproof ink and watercolor- Kiowa Pecan, Midnight Blue, Bernanke Black.

Logs floating in the pond with Noodler's nonwaterproof inkand a little green watercolor- Kiowa Pecan, Bernanke Black, Midnight Blue, Whaleman's Sepia

One of the bridges over the pond- Noodlers nonwaterproof ink, Bernanke Black, Whaleman's Sepia