The Quilt & the Creation. Pt. 2 The Plan
Bird tracks cross our Southwest Journey The best year of our lives [...]
What inspired me to write “The Christmas Redwood, a Forest Parable”?
A Christmas Gift The redwood forest is a wondrous place, nearly unbelievable the first time [...]
Review of Milton the Mouse
Award-Winning Author Nancy Plain, recently read and reviewed my book, Milton The Mouse. Thank you [...]
Out Sketching. Seeing the Natural World
On the Trail at Crater Lake OR, 6.97 Welcome to the outdoor world! Bring [...]
Cherish the Earth. Going to Holden Part 2. Life at Holden
View from Chalet 3, Holden Village WA 1980 Part 2. Life at Holden [...]
Cherish the Earth. Part 1. Going to Holden
View from Chalet 3, Holden Village WA Part 1. Going to Holden Getting [...]
Arts Smart. Part 7. Arts Lessons Help Students Think
Milton the Mouse Listened to John Milton's poetry, Danced to a Beethoven Contra Dance, Loved [...]
Arts Smart Part 6. What Can Parents Do?
Milton the Mouse Who listened to Beethoven and quoted John Milton A very smart mouse! [...]
Arts Smart Part 5. A Fight for the Arts Budget? Not again!
Milton the Mouse came to live with the Stewart family, a musical household. He increased [...]
Arts Smart Pt. 4: Expressive Arts and Mental Health
Milton the Mouse became a very smart mouse in the Stewart household. He even found [...]
Arts Smart Part 3. The Arts Can Start at Home
Milton the Mouse began his Arts Training in the Stewart household He loved Beethoven and [...]
Arts Smart Part 2: What Makes It Work?
Milton the Mouse learns to love Beethoven and quote John Milton's poetry Milton is a [...]
Want to Make Your Kids Smarter? Give them Art and Music
Milton the Mouse loves Beethoven and quotes John Milton. He is a very smart mouse. [...]
Nature Sketchbook. What Would We Do Without Plants?
Nature artists! Those flowering plants we have been learning to sketch are what we depend [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Tips for Drawing Plants
Are you ready to sketch? Equipment at hand, plant chosen, time to get outside? The [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Observation Checklist: Plants, Part 2. Segmented Structure (Angiosperms–Flowering Plants)
In my previous blog I gave the observation checklist for linear growth pattern of angiosperms. [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Observation Check List for Linear Plants
LEARNING TO SEE: In general flowering plants grow one of two ways: a basic structure [...]
Nature Sketchbook: How I Learned to Draw Plants
Years ago I illustrated the book, Wild Edible Plants of Western North America (Naturegraph: 1970),* [...]
Ken McCullough Reviews Milton the Mouse
Thanks to Ken McCullough, Poet Laureate, Winona, MN, for his thorough review of my [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Part 2. Learn to See
Part 2. Learn to see. In my last Blog, I told how to get started [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Part 1. Getting Started
Part 1. Getting Started The wonders of creation surround us. From small treasures of the [...]
Painting America the Beautiful. The Art Portfolio. Part 2. A private view and more . . .
Part 2. Painting my private view and “something more . . .” In my last [...]
Painting America the Beautiful. The Art Portfolio Pt. 1. A Sense of Place
Part 1. “A sense of place, a private view, and something more . . .” [...]