Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Mt. Hebo, Fern Hill, Adventures Around Home

 

Mt. Hebo

Last part of August, we got to go on an adventure to Mt. Hebo with my brother-in-law, David.

Brother-In-Law and Hubby


If you have never traveled to the top of Mt. Hebo, it is a must add to your adventure list.

At the top of Mt. Hebo, the view is spectacular. You have views of the Pacific Ocean and the Coastal Valleys. You can see Haystack Rock in Pacific City and see Tillamook. 





If you visit Mt. Hebo in the spring, there is an abundance of wildflowers that grow in the fields along the summit trail. I discovered a few stragglers and late summer bloomers along the trail. There is Goldenrod, Tansy Ragwort, Penstemon, Western Pearly Everlasting.








From 1956 to 1980, Mt. Hebo was used as a weather station. In addition, it was a U.S. Air Force radar outpost that was used in case there was a Soviet missile attack.


Fernhill

Fernhill is one of my favorite local places to go hike and photograph nature. We were so blessed with the opportunity to go yesterday morning for a hike and observe all of God's beautiful creations. I highly recommend going early in the morning before all the joggers and runners arrive, as the noise they can create scares off the birds. 

Fernhill is a frequent stopover area for wintering waterfowl and migrating birds that travel the Pacific Flyway.  At Fernhill, you will discover that there is a wide assortment of bird types, from Canadian geese to greater yellowlegs. 




There is an abundance of various wildflowers and native plants within the habitat. My previous posts in my adventures to Fernhill would have shown the spring blooms. However, the glowing beauty that can be discovered in the late summer or fall is just simply breathtaking. One can find remnants of flowers, or fall growing blooms. Below are just a few of what I discovered: Snowberry, thistle, Queen Anne's Lace, Clarkia, daisies, Trefoil, St. John's Wort, chickory, and Cascade Aster.









Home

Just a few snapshots out in my garden and a few of the beautiful clouds in the sky.








Pray you all have a blessed week!

Keep on Creating!



Saturday, August 14, 2021

Oregon Heat Wave, Pretty Flowers and New Projects

Oregon Heat Wave 

For the second time this summer, Oregon has had high temperatures upwards into the 100s. Today the temperature is a little more tolerable. It's a high of 90 in the little town of Carlton. This morning the sky was hazy from all of the smoke blowing in from the fires. So grateful we are not experiencing a possible evacuation from all the fires like we did last year.  


A Walk in the Garden

I haven't had the opportunity to go on many hikes this summer. So today just did a walk around the garden to capture all the pretties. Some flowers are not in bloom yet, but are close to budding out. 


    Lanceleaf Coreopsis and Sunflower


    Rudbeckia and Coneflower


    Rudbeckia and Crocosmia



New Projects

Well this is going to be my next colored pencil art project.
Started off with this stock photo from Pixabay.

stock photo from pixabay

and then transformed into the reference image I wanted. 

stock photos by pixabay and own


However, I need to finish this baby quilt for a baby shower first before I begin the new colored pencil piece.


Pray you all have an amazing blessed week and stay cool!

Keep on Creating!

Carol Moore








Saturday, May 8, 2021

Fern Hill and New Colored Pencil Wildlife Work In Progress Portrait

 A glorious morning out around Fern Hill this morning. It's a short hike, but I love all the wildflowers, native plants, birds, and wildlife that are at this little sanctuary.




The flowers are starting to bloom. Wild Rose, Valerian, Chokecherry, Pacific Ninebark, Dogwood, Wild Rhododendron, Bluebonnet, and Western Wallflower are just to name a few.










It was awesome watching these two mallards. It was almost like they were putting on a show for me.


Swallows hanging out at home.


A multi-family of  Canadian Geese.


Canadian Goose posing.



My site is down temporarily. I have moved it from the Arvixe hosting to Wordpress.com. I hope to have it up soon. So, I will be sharing my current work-in-progress on my blog.  It has been nearly 2 years since I have picked up colored pencils. I hope I can remember how to use this very versatile medium. I just started working on this commission of a Mountain Goat this week. Stock photo reference is by Pixabay.
The piece is in colored pencil on Strathmore Artagain paper. I am starting off first with a complementary grisaille technique using a terracotta  Prismacolor Verithin. I got this idea from artist Carrie Lewis' article on  How to Draw a Complementary Grisaille



Hope you all have a blessed week!

Happy Creating!