Painting America the Beautiful: Agate Beach. Part 2. Bring Your Paintbrush
Agate Beach, Patrick's Point State Park, CA Part 2. Bring your paintbrush. On my [...]
Painting America the Beautiful: Agate Beach. Part 1. Trial Run to the Coast
Agate Beach, Patrick's Point State Park, CA Sabbatical painting, 1976: . . [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 3. Bird Blind and Thunder
Part 3. Bird Blind and Thunder In my previous Blog I spend a [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 2. Drawing Lesson: Paint What You See
Part 2. Drawing Lesson: Paint what you see . . . In my previous [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop Camp. Part 1. Finding a Campsite
Part 1. Finding a Campsite Scouting for a campsite one day in [...]
Nature Notes. Marmot Springs. Part 2. The Gift of Pure Water
In my previous Blog, I tell how my family and I found the [...]
Nature Notes. Marmot Springs. Part 1. Camping in Eden
One springtime we wandered into the Warner Mountains of NE California. Looking for a [...]
Out Sketching. Organ Pipe National Monument. Quitobaquito Springs
The old cottonwood at Quitobaquito Springs in 1976 We stayed several days at Organ [...]
Cherish the Earth. Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! Happy Springtime! Delicate grasses and mid-summer wildflowers bloom in a Rocky [...]
Cherish the Earth. Lenten Lament for the Earth
In one short space of time I found myself in ecological anger and angst about [...]
Nature Notes. The Mouse that Howled. Part 2. Waiting for a Spooky Howl.
View from Lava Beds CA Juniper Sagebrush Country From the files of Donald R. Kirk: [...]
Nature Notes. The Mouse That Howled. Part 1. A Mouse at the Campfire.
View from Lava Beds CA Juniper Sagebrush Country From the files of Donald R. Kirk: [...]
Cherish the Earth. Take Time to Behold God’s Wonders
Behold! A Pasqueflower at Haviland Lake, Colorado How often do we really look [...]
Out Sketching. Marmot Springs. Part 3. The Golden Mean
Part 3. The Golden Mean In last week’s blog I drew a wildflower, Indian paintbrush. [...]
Out Sketching. Marmot Springs. Part 2. Indian Paintbrush Drawing Lesson
Part 2. The Drawing Lesson In my previous blog my love of wildflowers leads [...]
Out Sketching. Marmot Springs. Part 1. Indian Paintbrush
Part 1. Indian Paintbrush I splash my face with creek water, a shock of cold. [...]
Nature Notes. Homestead Flat. Part 3. Catching a Trout
From the files of Donald R. Kirk: Part 3. Catching a Trout In my [...]
Nature Notes. Homestead Flat. Part 2. Mayfly Lore
From the files of Donald R. Kirk: Part 2. Mayfly Lore In my previous blog [...]
Nature Notes. Warner Mountains CA. Homestead Flat. Part 1. Fishing on East Creek
From the files of Donald R. Kirk: As I peered over the bank a good [...]
Out Sketching. Painting En Plein Air. Death Valley Vista with Smoke Trees
Death Valley Eroded Hills and Smoke Trees Here's another reminder of the amazing [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 4. Nature’s Wonders
Star Puffball (Calvatia sculpta) Part 4. Nature’s Wonders In my previous three Blogs I [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 3. Puffball Lore
Star Puffball (Calvatia sculpta) Part 3. Puffball Lore In my previous Blog I [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 2. Sketching a Geometric Marvel
Star Puffball (Calvatia sculpta) Part 2. Sketching a Geometric Marvel. In my previous Blog I [...]