Animals, The Egret by Joan Tavolott

This was done from a photo I took down near the water in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Egrets are such graceful looking birds.

Animals, Pelicans by Joan Tavolott

I was gone all day today so I am going to reach back into my bag of sketches for an animal to post today. This was done last year when I was down in Myrtle Beach, SC. Not too far away from our resort was Murell's Inlet where there were many pelicans.

Time Away From Home, Pelican by Joan Tavolott

My most recent "time away from home" was a trip with my sister down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to take a collage workshop. I have been going down there in March for a class for about 8 years. We stay in a nice resort right on the water and all meals and evening cocktails are included. It is great time with other artists. We are busy in the studio all day. Most of the time you never leave the property unless you're going out to buy art supplies. So when we go down we usually stay an extra day so we can go to some scenic area nearby and plein air paint.

Usually by the water there are seagulls and pelicans. I like pelicans so I took quite a few photos of them sitting on pilings near the docks and wetlands. They are usually good to sketch en plein air too because they stay put for a while, but this was done from my photo.