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In Support of Not Putting Things Off
Followers of my social media accounts know that I went on an adventure of a lifetime this summer! I spent 7 days hiking solo on the...

Lisa Wiertel
Oct 11, 20232 min read


Saint Oswald's Church-Hadrian's Wall Path
I was getting near the end of my 3rd day of walking the Hadrian's Wall path. I had about 2 miles until I got to my destination in...

Lisa Wiertel
Sep 26, 20232 min read


Plant the damn butterfly bush!
My go-to location during the warm months is my backyard. I love coming back here to listen to the birds(and the I-64 traffic, but I try...

Lisa Wiertel
May 22, 20231 min read


New Spring Art!
I was refilling my bird feeders with peanuts last week when I came across these beautiful daffodil flowers growing on the side of my...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 5, 20231 min read


Morning Hike-James River Parks System
I have decided to hike a long hike each week. I am trying to get in shape plus the weather has been great lately. This week I did a...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 27, 20231 min read


Java Jive!
99% of the printed materials I use in the backgrounds of my paintings are things I find at thrift and antique stores. I am always on the...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 17, 20232 min read


Morning Hike-Dutch Gap Conservation Area
I have been beating myself up lately for my laziness. I always have a hard time getting myself going after winter. I know I will be...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 17, 20232 min read


FeBIRDuary Days 22-28
So...I said that I would be better at posting. I failed! Too many things to do. I'm happy that I got the birds done. I can't believe...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 1, 20231 min read


FeBIRDuary Day 21
I love Baltimore Orioles. I drew one for the first time last year and sold it at the Lynchburg Arts Festival. The buyer sent me a photo...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 24, 20231 min read


FeBIRDuary Day 20
I couldn't get to sleep the other night so I was watching YouTube videos on using Inktense colors at 2am in the morning. I learned a lot...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 22, 20231 min read


FeBIRDuary Day 19
For Day 19, I drew one of my favorite birds-Dark-eyed Junco. I love these little guys, but I an rarely get a good photo of one up close....

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 22, 20231 min read


FeBIRDuary Day 18
Felt rushed doing this one today. That is the first time I have felt that way this month. I think I should have done this bird on tan...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 20, 20231 min read


FeBIRDuary Day 17
I had a request from an email subscriber for a "rose finch". I had to do some sleuthing on this one. There appears to be a rose finch...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 19, 20231 min read


SOLD! FeBIRDuary Day 16
I knew I was going to draw an eagle this morning but wasn't sure how I was going to do it. I started it first with Inktense pencils and...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 17, 20231 min read


SOLD! FeBIRDary Day 15
My hand hurt last night and this morning from drawing the turkey yesterday. LOL! So I decided to do today's bird in charcoal and pastel...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 16, 20231 min read


Sorry! FeBIRDuary Days 8-14
I'm sorry. I said that I was going to post my daily drawings for the FeBIRDuary Challenge. I just forgot. I've been trying to juggle a...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 16, 20231 min read


FeBIRDuary Days 6(Sold!) & 7
Here are the birds that I did for days 6 and 7 for my FeBIRDuary drawing challenge. Day 6 had me drawing a pair of cardinals. I like the...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 8, 20231 min read


FeBIRDary Days 4 & 5
I'm a couple of days behind in posting my February bird challenge photos, but I have been keeping up with the challenge. Both of these...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 6, 20231 min read


FeBIRDary Day #3
Today's bird for day 3 of FeBIRDary is a toucan. I would have never chosen this bird to do. It's not even on my radar. However, one of...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 3, 20231 min read


#FeBIRDary
Okay. So I thought I was being clever and making up a new hashtag, but someone beat me to it! I have decided to draw a different bird...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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