Sometimes, I get lucky. #Illinois #nature

Pelicans will migrate through the St. Louis area, but they don’t usually spend the winter. I have no idea what this one was doing here on Dec. 19. #Missouri #watercolor #nature

Goldfinch near the kiddie train ride in Glencoe, MO. #watercolor #Missouri #nature

Asian lady beetle on the front porch today. #watercolor #Missouri #nature

I wish turtles would stand still and let me line up a good photo for reference. Box turtle at Silver Lake park in Highland, IL. #watercolor #nature #Illinois

Sure, the band you follow may be cool, but does your band invite you to their backyard to pet their Irish Wolfhounds? Thank you @overtherhine !

Babler State Park near Wildwood, MO. The CCC built this tunnel and other structures in the park. #Missouri #watercolor #nature

At Cuivre River State Park near Troy, MO. Wikipedia thinks that this is a widow skimmer dragonfly. Watercolor trick: Derwent paint in background, Gansai Tambi in foreground = transparent wings. #watercolor #Missouri #nature

An F-3 tornado hit the northern edge of Forest Park in St. Louis on May 16. In this area, many homes were damaged, and many old trees were uprooted or split. This patch of trees near the Visitor’s Center is trying to make a comeback two weeks later.

Memo to self: start with bigger letters next time. #watercolor #nature #Missouri

Wild turkey at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area, Blue Springs, MO. Same turkey, different approaches. #watercolor #Missouri #nature

We will see a lot of these in the backyard for the next 2 weeks. #watercolor #Missouri #nature

Eastern Shooting Star flowers at Valley View Glades Conservation Area, Hillsboro, MO #watercolor #Missouri #nature #flowersarehard

Ugh, watercolor dilemma. I needed a big sheet of paper for a tiny detail, but the big sheets wrinkle too much. #watercolor

Bird’s foot violet at Greensfelder County Park, Eureka, MO Not great art, but finishing by scratching the purple veins with a toothpick was soooo satisfying. #watercolor #Missouri #nature

Bluebells on Johnson Trail, Valmeyer, IL. Catch them while you can; these flowers last for about 2 weeks in early spring. #watercolor #Illinois

Valley Park Elevator, Valley Park, MO #watercolor #Missouri

If you have unused colors such as Cobalt Violet, Billiard Green, and Cobalt Turquoise Light, look for a duck. #watercolor #Missouri #nature

Tree swallow at Ballard Nature Center, Altamont, IL #watercolor #nature

The strokes and colors could be better, but, sometimes, the statement overrules the technical details. #watercolor

Creative process … TREAT? No. GREATER? Certainly not. GRATER? They do have those. GARTER? Wrong type of store. REGRET? I already used that. RAGE? Too strong for now. Hmm. Some people call it Tar-zhay. Is there a good French word? Ah, voilà.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Windows #watercolor My “window” is a darn near perfect 30-60-90 triangle that formed when one tree fell between two trees that had grown up side by side. Newman Trail near Valmeyer, Illinois.

I really need to start using bigger sheets of paper for stuff like this 🙄 #watercolor

Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park, MO #watercolor

I don’t know if I’m supposed to use watercolors for things like this 🤷🏻‍♂️ #watercolor

First Flash with my friend Tony.

Devil’sTollgate, a rock formation near Taum Sauk Mountain #Missouri #watercolor #nature

Backyard cardinal. #watercolor #nature

Nine-banded armadillo in Valley Park, MO #Missouri #Nature

Bluff View Trail, Glencoe, MO #watercolor

River Scene Trail, Castlewood State Park, Ballwin, MO #watercolor

Silver-spotted skipper

@csstephens.bsky.social Welcome! Glad you found it! Here is something fun to follow to get started: Science Art at #SciArt .

Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park, MT

Tiny painting of big trees and mountains

Site of Nowhere Else Festival, Martinsville, OH

Ha Ha Tonka State Park, MO

Tussock moth larva, St. Louis, MO. Don’t touch!

Just testing to see what happens if I post a beginner watercolor on Bluesky