Category Archives: New England

The Best of 2011, A Motmot’s View

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

1) Best Rediscovered Antique Food: Apples and Cider. If there’s a characteristic product of New England, it’s not maple syrup, it’s apples and cider. In drawing the ruins of cider mills, I obsess over apples,  modes of milling them for … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure!, archeology, Art, bird art, birding, birds, Drawing, Environment, field sketching, Harvard Forest, history, literature, Nature, New England, plein air, Sketching, Stupid Critter Tricks, Thoreau, Wildlife | 15 Comments

The Artist Emerges

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

After many months, I just looked up and realized just how late it’s gotten- while I was busy, the forest changed from a symphony of green to an arboreal fiesta of reds and yellows. People are stuffed into coats and … Continue reading →

Posted in archeology, Artists, Drawing, Environment, history, Nature, New England, Petersham, Wildlife | 22 Comments

Drawing at the Edge of History

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Oh the chimney’s fallen down and the roof’s all caved in Lettin’ in the sunshine and the rain And the only friend I’ve got now is that good old dog of mine And the little old log cabin in the … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Artists, Art, Drawing, plein air, field sketching, New England, Petersham, history, archeology, Adventure!, Family | 12 Comments