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bee, ink, insect, Morton Arboretum, nature, nature art, photography, pleinair, prairie, Schulenberg prairie, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor
The prairie is awash in blooms right now, calling me to spend time in it, get to know it and practice my craft. Every week is different and every time I sit down, something new calls me to try to capture its essence, whether it’s a plant, texture or pattern. Enjoy my prairie photos and sketches from this past week…
Prairie flowers © 2018 Karen A Johnson
Female Red-winged Black bird © 2018 Karen A Johnson
Bumblebee © 2018 Karen A Johnson
Indigo bunting © 2018 Karen A Johnson
Wild indigo field © 2018 Karen A Johnson
Wild Indigo
© 2018 Karen A Johnson
Spiderwort and Prairie Dock
© 2018 Karen A Johnson
June Prairie
© 2018 Karen A Johnson
Karen's Nature Art 
I envy you your prairie! Isn’t June the best month when everything bursts forth!
Love your sketches, as always.
I am indeed blessed to live so close and to be able to come frequently. It seems like flowers have been bursting forth on a weekly basis since May!
Karen,
I LOVE the painted spider watt against the backdrop of sketched Prairie Dock!
Did you do a class on painting textured backgrounds or was that someone else? I remember you touched upon it in one of your classes.
Carol
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Thanks, Carol! A while ago I did teach an acrylic class on backgrounds, maybe that’s what you’re thinking of?
These are lovely, Karen!
Thanks, Marilyn!
How exciting for you to see all this. I like the variety of styles you used to capture what you saw. They’re all great!
Thanks, Jean! Some of that depends on how much time I have…or the subject matter, but either way, it’s why I love working in my sketchbook!
Wonderful! I love the patterns you have created in your sketch of the spiderwort and prairie dock … and those cone flowers – what a gorgeous colour!
Thanks, Clare!
Nice paintings, Its nice to see the purple cone flowers which are also native to Ontario. I’ve never seen an Indigo Bunting, but have heard rumors about how beautiful and unexpected they are to see.
Thanks, Shawn! Indigo buntings are amazing!
Fabulous as always! Yet, as being born and raised in the prairies, this is actually beyond fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and beauty!
Thanks, Resa! That’s cool that you have that background and can appreciate the prairie. It’s a different type of wild.