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Blackbutt beasties, and forest portrait number two

Blackbutt beasties, and forest portrait number two

by Paula Peeters | Jul 26, 2015 | Forest portraits, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration

Many beautiful beasties live in wet sclerophyll forest, including those that dwell or nest in the hollows of venerable old trees. Gliding possums that eat leaves, blossoms or trees sap; owls, tree-creepers and parrots; bats, snakes and antechinuses¹.  As I started...
How to draw a forest (Part 2) – my first forest portrait

How to draw a forest (Part 2) – my first forest portrait

by Paula Peeters | Jul 15, 2015 | Forest portraits, Wildlife illustration, Writing

When it comes to doing art I’m largely self taught, so I always hesitate to call myself an artist. But I do like a challenge. Trying to draw forest portraits would require me to brush up on everything I had ever learnt about colour and tone and whatever else goes into...
How to draw a forest (Part 1) – or seeing the wood for the trees

How to draw a forest (Part 1) – or seeing the wood for the trees

by Paula Peeters | Jul 8, 2015 | Forest portraits, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

Look for depictions of forests in art and you won’t find many. Sure, there are plenty of landscapes with trees. But look closer and you’ll notice there are only a few trees, probably to one side of the picture, and the rest is open country. Or it is a parkland, some...
Forest bathing with lyrebirds

Forest bathing with lyrebirds

by Paula Peeters | Jun 20, 2015 | Wildlife illustration, Writing

This week I did a little forest bathing – ‘Shinrin-yoku’ to the Japanese. It’s the practice of immersing oneself in the forest atmosphere, and is said to reduce stress, and maybe even prevent cancer. I took my forest bath by walking to Coomera...
Ants in the scanner – Aaaarghhh!

Ants in the scanner – Aaaarghhh!

by Paula Peeters | Jun 13, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

“There’s far too much wildlife in the suburbs” I heard a woman say the other day. She shuddered, and her face wrinkled up as if there was cat poo under her nose. I didn’t want to start an argument, so I said nothing at the time. But this same urban wildlife is...
Why are Australian swans black?

Why are Australian swans black?

by Paula Peeters | Jun 6, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

Australian swans are black, while most swans are white. Why should this be? When I was a child, growing up in Australia, the only swans I saw were black. At Lake Wendouree in Ballarat, or in the Botanic Gardens of Melbourne, the swans were slightly menacing in their...
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