Art and Earth Science by Grass
"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." – A.A. Milne Do you remember playing with miniature toys as a child? I do. My mom used to buy and assemble kitchen toys for me because she knew how much I loved cooking—a skill I learned from my dad, who was a chef… Continue reading Miniature Art – Why consider painting in miniatures?
My recent post talked about my top favorite Chinese brand fountain pens that are affordable. Today I'm going to talk about the pen that I use as often which are mechanical pencils. I use mechanical pencils for sketching on my field notebook (2nd photo below), when jotting down data while analyzing rocks under a microscope,… Continue reading My Personal List of Best Mechanical Pencils for Sketching and Writing
Hey, can you feel the excitement in the air? It's that time of the year again, almost here! Last year, I decided to spread some joy by offering free basic watercolor classes to homeschooling kids in my birth month. My main goals behind organizing the class were simple: I wanted my kids and me to… Continue reading Paint-along sessions via Zoom for April 2024 – an invitation to Geologists and Geology students
Plein air painting is a style of painting that involves creating artwork outdoors, directly from the subject in its natural environment. The term "plein air" is French for "open air." This approach allows artists to capture the essence of natural light, colors, and atmosphere firsthand, as opposed to working from photographs or sketches in a… Continue reading Plein air painting session in San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines
Ian's Science Highlights Ian made a model of earth and it's interior, he even made a moon model to go with it. He was so serious about his task because he loves geography next to stars and galaxies. He also identified land and water forms on a geography book about Washington State, which was given… Continue reading November and December 2020 Homeschooling Highlights of Ian and Nereus
December2020 My own portrait of Emily in Paris. 😉 My first portrait of a child. For most of my friends who have known me for years, when someone mentions art, I’m prolly the last person they would think of. I never took formal art courses and had not painted anything before this year. Truth be… Continue reading How A Single Book Got Me Into Watercolor Painting
The Fabulous Scientist 