I love this time of year, and watching different flowers come into bloom every week. This week, its’ the Wisteria vines.
Purple wisteria, growing wild
Check out these pretty artworks inspired by spring here on Society6
Last spring I blogged about a page in my sketchbook, and showed the process of a magnolia illustration I had done. (Check it out here.) Now, I’ve finished a digital, vector illustration using that sketch as a template. I actually started this not too long after the original sketch, but I felt like something about it just wasn’t working. So I put it aside for awhile. Recently, I started working on it again. I changed the background from a light blue to this darker shade, and added the small leaves at the base of the flowers. Suddenly it felt finished.
Originally, I hadn’t wanted to do a pink colorway, but it ended up being my favorite. What do you think?
What else am I working on? This fun little sketch of a mermaid’s tail. I wasn’t home, so I used colored pencil to add color instead of marker. I’ve really been loving colored pencil lately.
And just a few days ago I finished this drawing of some daffodils.
I really feel like I’ve been busy lately, I just cant figure out doing what? I did take some time to go for a hiking this past week though. I was at a favorite state park, Fort Macon, which is only about 15 minutes from my house. I got a beautiful, blue sky day.
A view of the ocean where the trail goes over some tall dunes. Even though it has started to feel like spring, you can see that the grasses are all still brown.
Quiet scene on the marsh.
My girl, Sasha. With four dogs, I try to make sure they each get enough attention, so I alternate which ones I take hiking with me.
Finally spring!! At least on the calendar. Its been unpleasant here, and I’m definitely ready for some spring weather. Until then, here are some lovely spring inspired artworks on Society6.
Spring Collection by Ryan McGurl on Society6
Beaufort, NC, March 2018
Morehead City, North Carolina, February 2018
Last week, on a beautiful 60 degree day, I took Odin to the beach. I think it may have been his first time at the ocean, because he came from Nevada. He didn’t seem to care about the waves one way or another, but he was very interested in the seagulls. We’ve had him for about 6 weeks now, and overall he is a very sweet dog, who settled into the pack amazingly well. Even if he does like to put everything in his mouth.
I don’t often come to this part of the beach, probably because the state park is so close, but this time I wanted to take photos of one of the fishing piers. I could not have asked for a better day. The light was beautiful, the golden hour, just before sunset. And it was warm, about 60 degrees.
Even after 10 years in the south, it still amazes me to see the beach empty when we get a 60 degree day in January. When I lived outside of Boston I would have seen more people walking the beach if the temperature was only 25. It was nice not to have to wait for people to get out of my pictures though, and it was easy to find parking.
Morehead City, North Carolina, January 2018
This week, I’ve been looking forward to a trip up North next month and working on Valentine’s Day designs, so I made two collections, one winter and one valentine. Enjoy!
Winter on Society6
