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How to draw a grassland Part 3: What lies beneath?

How to draw a grassland Part 3: What lies beneath?

by Paula Peeters | May 17, 2016 | Colouring books, Projects, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration

Go for a wander in the grasslands of the Riverina and you might notice an abundance of holes in the ground. If you see critters scurrying in and out of the holes (like the meat ants in the picture above) at least you know what type of beast lives in them. But often...
How to draw a grassland, Part two: Ecology in pictures

How to draw a grassland, Part two: Ecology in pictures

by Paula Peeters | Apr 28, 2016 | Colouring books, Projects, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration

Today’s post gives you another sneak preview of the Riverina Grassland colouring book, and also describes the collaborative process I use to tell ecological stories through art. One of the things I love about my work are the discussions I have with collaborators...
How to draw a grassland – Part One

How to draw a grassland – Part One

by Paula Peeters | Apr 10, 2016 | Colouring books, Nature journaling, Projects, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration

Matt Cameron from the New South Wales Office of Environment has commissioned me to create a colouring book about the Riverina Grasslands, which are found in south central New South Wales and northern Victoria, and are home to many specialised plant and animal species....
The scribbly gum woodland at Freshwater

The scribbly gum woodland at Freshwater

by Paula Peeters | Jan 26, 2016 | Forest portraits, Wildlife illustration

Freshwater National Park smells burnt, but it looks lush green. I can hear the sleepy chortles of lorikeets, somewhere up in the bloodwoods. It’s late afternoon, on a hot January day. Maybe they’ve had too much sun, or too much nectar, or both. Scribbly gums rise like...
Lullabies for life

Lullabies for life

by Paula Peeters | Jan 6, 2016 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

A pair of fairy wrens are in our garden – their calls are shrill, sweet and curiously penetrating. And for the first time ever, I think they might stay. This is terribly exciting. When we moved here eight years ago, we transformed a backyard of kikuyu grass into...
The wisdom of pelicans

The wisdom of pelicans

by Paula Peeters | Dec 17, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration

I was sitting on a nearly-deserted Bribie Island beach last week, with only sand, sea, and bushland all around. An osprey was hunting nearby, and a few terns drifted past. The tide was up, and we’d just been for a dip – but only as far as a shallow sand spit,...
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