We went for a trip to our local biodynamic farm shops here in Sussex and a walk on Ashdown Forest, … More
Tag: my_nature_notebook
New Sketchbooks; New Projects
I had some wonderful sketchbooks for Christmas, and a clutch pencil with sepia leads which is a joy to use. … More
Last Posting Day!
Monday is the last day I will be posting any logbooks as I’m “closing the shop” until the New Year, … More
More Catkins
I adore willow catkins, and on my dog walks it’s great to see the bright lemon yellows stand out against … More
Great Tit and Willow Catkins
It has been such beautiful weather here over the last week or so, and I have found it so helpful … More
Blue Tits and Hazel Catkins
We have had snow here in Sussex, which is actually quite rare; I think 2009 was the last proper snowfall. … More
Oak and Ash
For these two I have tried to be a little more gestural in my technique. I am self-taught with gouache … More
Horse-chestnut
I collected some twigs to paint on my walk, and the first one I tackled was the horse-chestnut, or conker … More
Lime buds
I’m watching out for ‘budburst’, that magical time when as the name suggests, the leaves burst from the bud and … More
Nature Notebook II
For this journal entry, I decided to draw a bullfinch and some more alder twigs. I copied a male bullfinch … More