Pauline Persing Art, Writing,& Natural History

I have never been able to make up my mind whether to concentrate on art, writing or natural history. I usually concentrate on one of the three for a while, then concentrate on another of the three. Art, writing and natural history are intwined in my life and often involve teaching a combination of these subjects.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Earth Colors by Sarah Andrews, a Book Review

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I read a lot of mysteries. Sometimes, in the winter when the weather is bad, I will read as many as eight in a month. Usually I get th...

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Miami County Education Staff on the Job

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October sixth was a beautiful day. After we voted, Tom drove to Charleston Falls. He said he'd sit in the van and read while I hiked. ...

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Tom's Prairie Bed

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On July 2, the day after our second power outage and before our power was restored, I took this photo of Tom's flowerbed. The Prairie...

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Hug the Earth Festival, 2012, Songs and Activities, Part 2

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Here is Marine Mark leading children in dance to the tune of "I'm a Tree". "I'm a tree, I'm a tree, and I...

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Winter Aconite...Eranthis Hyemalis

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I took this on February 21. Eleanor's Winter Aconite has been blooming since early in the month. There were below freezing days an...

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Winter Shadows, Part 4

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This is the painting as it looked in Part3. These are the places where I intended to make changes. Here it is after the cha...

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Winter Shadows, Part 3

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This is the painting after the mask has been removed from the near rocks. Here I have softened the areas of the rock cliff which I ...

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Winter Shadows..First Steps

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As the painting looked last week. Stage 2 I started putting texture on the trees with Orange Lake and added another wash ...

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Playing with Glazing Techniques.

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I took this photo at Charleston Falls in 2010. I was hiking in the afternoon and the sun was bright. Everywhere the shadows were interest...

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

November 15, 16, and 30

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Up until November 15, we had weather that wasn't much different from the latter part of October. The morning temperatures might be in t...

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Pauline Persing: I have been interested in art, writing and natural history since childhood. After leaving elementary school teaching, I took a part-time job teaching drawing to children. That turned out to be a part-time job for the next twenty years. It was one of the most enjoyable jobs I have ever had. During the same time I was a part-time educator for a local nature center and then an environmental educator for the county parks. When I am with children or adults in the woods or prairies or streams, I am sure there is nothing I could be doing that would make me happier. Throughout my teaching career, I have learned as much as I have taught. Along the way I have written articles and short stories and painted a lot of watercolors. Writing helps me understand myself and my world. Painting is pure pleasure.

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