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.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

A Wonderful Year

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Sometimes I get frustrated and discouraged.  Sometimes I feel that the world is full of terrible catastrophes.   I keep this cartoon on my r...
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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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Friday, December 23, 2011

Rain, Rain, Rain

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It is not raining at the moment.  Wonderful.  After the rains this past week, our area  has a new record for the second highest amount of pr...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Finishing the Yellow Waterlily

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Yellow Waterlily...13.5 inches by 10.5 inches...watercolor This is the way the painting looked in September.  I had matted, framed it and...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Dark-eyed Junco, a Winter Visitor

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The Dark-eyed Juncos started showing up here in October.  The birds' arrival is a sure sign of approaching winter.  This is one of the...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Finishing Projects...Eastern Comma on Clearweed

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Tom took this photo of an Eastern Comma on Clearweed several years ago at one of the county parks.  In September I showed you an unfinishe...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

December 3, 2011

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This is the way Charleston Falls Preserve looked about 8:30 AM.  That's frost on the ground. By the time we returned to the parking l...
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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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