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.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Happy Birthday, Samantha

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When I think of reading to you when you were young I think of poetry. First I read Mother Goose rhymes to you. Then I found an old po...

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Birding at Lake Erie, March 28,29,30, 2012

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The weather this year was similar to last year at the same time, raw, cold, and windy. On Wednesday afternoon and on Friday morning we di...

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Friday, March 30, 2012

Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)

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Photo by Tom Persing To me, "cutleaf" is descriptive of its leaves. "Wort" is an Old English word me...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

I Meant to Do My Work Today

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The first line of this poem by Richard Le Gallienne has been running around in my mind ever since this beautiful early spring arrived. Cl...

Friday, March 23, 2012

March 19, 2012...a walk at Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary

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Tom and I decided it was long past time to make our first visit of the year to Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary. We wondered if we would find any...

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Spring...What a Difference a Day Makes

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Saturday morning was foggy and a little overcast when Jeanne and I started off down the trail at Charleston Falls. The bush honeysuckle lea...

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Portrait and Figure Studio, March 15, 2012

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Here is the model for the session at Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. And below is my interpretation... The striped object on her la...

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About Me

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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