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, April 26, 2012

Latest on the Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) at Charleston Falls

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Here is a brief picture history of the owlet at Charleston Falls. Here is one of the parents sitting on the nest on March 6. According ...

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Portrait From a Photo, Part 5...Shadows of Face and Positioning the Features

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This is the painting as it was at the end of the last blog. I roughed in Green-blue Shadows, being careful not to get too strong until I ...

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Walk at Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary, Friday, April 13

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Last Friday afternoon, three friends, Tom and I walked at Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary. It was the first time the five of us have been togeth...

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Portrait From a Photo...Part 4,Kneadable Erasers, Masking Fluid Applicator, First Wash

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This is the photo I am working from. This is the drawing on tracing paper which I placed over clear acrylic graph. (See blog...Portra...

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Charleston Falls, April 12, 2012

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The county parks education staff have nature names. This is Sassafras Susan. I saw her as I started off down the trail. She told me she...

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Painting Grasses and Weeds and Slender Leaves

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Since I have a lot of photos with grasses, weeds, and slender leaves in them, I have been playing around with different ways of de...

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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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