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Watercolor sketchbook spread showing a wildflower meadow and layered mountains at Rag Mountain Overlook beside a large green tree at Shenandoah National Park.

Sketching Shenandoah: What I Packed, What I Used, and What I Brought Home

July 18, 2026 No Comments

I packed enough art supplies for several imaginary versions of myself, then discovered that the artist who actually showed up in Shenandoah mostly needed a sketchbook, a pen, and five spare minutes. Between mountain drives, campground deer, wildfire haze, and one unruly palette, the trip taught me what travel sketching is really for.

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A sketchbook page filled with nine rectangular watercolor texture exercises beside the book Watercolor Textures for Artists and a watercolor palette.

When Watercolor Textures Turn Into Tiny Storytellers

July 5, 2026 No Comments

A simple watercolor texture exercise unexpectedly turned into a series of tiny storyteller artworks. These pocket-sized ACEOs grew from painted experiments, old ideas, and the hope that someone might take home a small piece of Jonesborough’s storytelling spirit.

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