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MERYL ENERSON
Geese Rule
Geese rule the road - they do. These domestic geese at a local farm are always crossing or hanging out near, or on the road. Once I couldn't get them to hurry their crossing so I made the mistake of getting out of my car to "encourage" them on their way, and they...
Tiny Worlds
As I've ventured out this summer for sketching is that there is so much activity happening in miniature. You just have to stand still and look. Like the butterfly above, which alighted on some echinacea as I was photographing my friend Marilyn's beautiful garden this...
Sketching Outdoors
When the warm weather hits I do feel a certain pressure to get outside with sketchbook and easel. I like to work in the studio, so I manage to make a lot of excuses for why I can't do this (bugs, heat, clouds, and temperature chief among them). Which is why cameras...
What Comes Out of the Woods in Spring
In Spring in my area, the flora and fauna emerge with equal ferocity. Going for walks has become difficult because of bear sightings everywhere. Living in the woods as I do, I have taken to fewer wooded walks and more cautious Nevertheless, the diversity of nature...
Yes, You Should Take an Online Art Class
While the majority of the world population has been sheltering in place in the last few months, a (relatively) small percentage of us have been exploring the unique thrills of online adult art education. While art schools remain shuttered, many art educators have...
Spencertown Academy Member Show
I will be exhibiting my watercolor "Yellow Field" at the Spencertown Academy's Member Art Show, which has now been postponed to November, 2020 due to the Coronavirus. So, the Academy decided to launch a Virtual version of the Members' Show, which can be found here:...
Dreaming of Tropical Beach Days
Stuck in our cocoon as we wait out the coronavirus to end, I browsed through some paintings and studies I've done of the tropics. Ah, to be there now....on a windy beach... Gazing at local wildlife....turtles and gulls....
The Blooms of Winter
I've been working on snowscapes through a relatively mild winter here in Upstate New York. Although it may seem counter-intuitive, watercolor lends itself to painting winter scenes and snow scenes with snow, because the amount of white in front of you forces you to...