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Day 3-Naturel Journaling
I'm not really sure if I am actually on day 3. The Fourth of July was thrown in there as a surprise graduation party for me. :) Anyway,...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 8, 20211 min read


Day 2-Nature Journaling
I am visiting my parents in Western New York. My mother has a beautiful garden as does her neighbor. Her neighbor's garden is a...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 6, 20211 min read


Day 1-Nature Journaling
I'm about to embark to see how many days in a row I can nature journal. School is out. This is my first summer as a teacher. Although...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 3, 20211 min read


Book Review: How Artists Work
I don't know how Overdrive the eBook service that my library uses knows that I'm an artist, but it came up with an interesting...

Lisa Wiertel
Jan 1, 20212 min read


Social Distancing at Longwood Gardens
I had the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving week with my sister who lives a stone's throw away from Longwood Gardens. I honestly cannot...

Lisa Wiertel
Nov 30, 20201 min read


New Idea for a Painting
I have been on a real creative bent lately. I have a lot of ideas in my head that I want to get into motion. I have a few goals that I...

Lisa Wiertel
Aug 4, 20201 min read


Trying my hand at painting zinnias
I planted a garden of zinnias at the library where I worked last year. I also planned a program around sunflowers and we got much patron...

Lisa Wiertel
Aug 4, 20202 min read


Social Distancing Practicing
I had been watching a lot of art videos during social distancing. Since going back to work plus finishing up school I've had little time...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 4, 20201 min read


Social Distancing Maymont Park Edition
I should have posted this last week and I shouldn't make excuses on why I didn't! The only excuse that I have is that I have been...

Lisa Wiertel
May 28, 20201 min read


Done! "Lance", Acrylic on gessobord, 11"x14"
I finally finished this commission piece of a dog that crossed over the rainbow bridge late last year. This one was tough because the...

Lisa Wiertel
May 12, 20201 min read


"April into May", Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas, 24"x30"
I know we have all been in "a funk" the past couple of months. The past week has been a struggle for me as it has been for many. A...

Lisa Wiertel
May 8, 20201 min read


Social Distancing Continues
I wasn't planning to go out yesterday at all to sketch. I think the quarantine is making me feel a little down the last couple of days. ...

Lisa Wiertel
May 3, 20202 min read


My entry for the Kula Cloth Design Contest
I found out about this cool product recently for backpacking called the Kula Cloth. I was on their website last week looking around when...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 30, 20201 min read


Social Distancing while Hiking & Inktense
This weekend was a little crazy because I had to finish a big assignment for school. I really wanted to get a hike in so I promised...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 22, 20201 min read


Social Distancing Weekend Edition
All of the social distancing is giving me the opportunity to do things on my list that I normally do not have the time do when I'm not...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 20, 20201 min read


Social Distancing Easter Edition
Well, this wasn't the Easter weekend that I had planned for. My original plans were to go off to the AT and do a solo hike. I had been...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 13, 20201 min read


Social Distancing last weekend
I'm enjoying the opportunity to sketch. Just wish I could go out and draw and sketch. The weather has been wonderful here. Above is a...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 8, 20201 min read


Social Distancing-Trying to draw hands.
I'm on week 3 of social distancing and I am trying to make an effort to work on my personal artwork. It has been very hard for me to...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 1, 20201 min read


Continuous Line Drawing Video
As I have mentioned before, I am currently in the Career Switcher Program at Regent University. I am going to be endorsed in Visual...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 31, 20201 min read


Social Distancing 3/29/2020
I have been wanting to urban sketch since this quarantine began but I did not think I would be able to social distance myself in downtown...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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