Glennstone Nature Preserve #Art

My newest illustration has allowed me to practice my line work and watercolor painting techniques. After exploring a new part of town this past weekend while hiking with a group of fellow naturalists and stewards, I felt inspired to start drawing (see progress pictures below). Hosted by the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, there are many activities on their calendar year-round. Take this Saturday as an example, which is their Community Stewardship Day at Glennstone Nature Preserve where volunteers will come to help with trail maintenance, removing invasive plants, and cleaning up trash around the detention pond. With it being my first experience on any of ECWA's preserves, I found it to be delighting. I learned all about North Carolina's habitats, tasted the [surprisingly] citrisy taste of pine, and flat out enjoyed Mother Nature. For more information about ECWA, visit http://www.ellerbecreek.org

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This final image depicts a number of tree leaves and needles, birds and insects, and animal tracks common in the state of North Carolina. Can you spot them all? Lmk!

• Acorn
• American Holly Tree leaf and berries
• Hearts-a-Bustin' (Euonymous americanus)
  
• Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
  
• Bella Moth Caterpillar
• Pine Cone and Needles
• Great Blue Heron
• Bald Eagle
• Nursery Web Spider
• American Beech Tree leaf

• Lady Bug [or Beetle] 
  (Family: Coccinellidae)
• Woodcock
• White Oak leaf
• Red Maple leaf
• Deer track
• Raccoon track
• Red Ant
• Snail
• Shagreened Slug Moth
• Mushrooms

And thank God, no snakes!