Orchids generally should be repotted about every one to two years. Doing so provides a good opportunity to inspect them carefully, clean them up and transfer them to new pots with fresh potting mix. However, you may want to repot them outside their regular potting times for several reasons. Here are six common ones. The […]
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Establishment of Nitrogen Cycle in Marine Aquaria
Basic to the stability of the natural marine ecosystem are a number of biogeochemical cycles, of which the nitrogen cycle is one. This cycle, evolved and established early in the history of the earth, cycles nitrogen from organism to organism, from inert to animate material, and from inorganic to organic forms. In contrast, the […]
Glucose
Energy is essential for life, and glucose is the primary source of energy, powering all of life’s processes, from maintenance and movement, to growth, reproduction and even cognition. Glucose is derived from plants through photosynthesis, or created from other compounds in the cell, and broken down in a stepwise series of controlled chemical reactions to […]
Lilacs for Florida?
Can Lilacs Really Be Grown in Florida? For many of us who have spent our childhoods growing up in cold winter climates, one of the fondest memories we hold onto is the gentle wafting of the fragrance of lilacs through the spring gardens of our parents and grandparents. Even though we may have moved to […]
Participation in Lakeland Art Crawl
I am pleased to have been chosen one of 50 featured regional artists to participate in the Lakeland Art Crawl. The event is to take place at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida on December 3. Should be a great event. Thank you Lakeland Art Crawl.
Busy, busy, busy…
This has been a busy couple of weeks and, because of other pressing obligations, I haven’t been able to get much done on my latest painting. I wanted to let you know that I haven’t dropped off the end of the earth. I’m still prepping for the Rainbow Springs Fine Art Association Festival coming up […]
Work In Progress, Board of Directors Meeting, Update 2
Work In Progress: Board of Directors Meeting (Pelicans), Update 2 The last week has been a little rough for me. I’ve had some arthritis and back issues and, just recently, a bad cold and flu. They’ve kept me from accomplishing much work on the painting. I’ve been nursing myself, along with my wife’s incredible […]
Work In Progress: Update 1, Board of Directors Meeting
Work In Progress: Update 1, Board of Directors Meeting (Pelicans) Recently, one of my students shared with me some very interesting photos she had taken while on a trip to Cedar Key, Florida. Although I had just finished a painting of pelicans, one photo in particular caught my interest and got me excited. It […]
Work In Progress: Pelicans, Update 3
Work in Progress: Pelicans, Update 3 The Pelicans and Finishing Up More detail went into the Pelicans than anywhere else. They were the focus of the painting. I felt more confident doing detail work with pastel pencils, so, for the most part, I used the pencils on the birds, with only a little soft […]
Work In Progress: Pelicans, Update 2
Work in Progress: Pelicans, Update 2 I’ve decided to do an underpainting once again and I’ll be doing it with watercolor, so that’s why I chose an appropriate paper such as Arches watercolor paper. I also wanted to see how well the pastel takes to the paper – details, number of layers, etc. I […]