by Paula Peeters | Jul 10, 2016 | Books, Free downloads and printables, Nature journaling, Writing
Nature journaling is a relaxing and fun way to connect with the natural world. You don’t need to be super-fit, or travel far to do it. Nature journaling improves your powers of observation and ability to see beauty and detail. It’s useful for collecting...
by Paula Peeters | Jun 2, 2016 | Nature journaling
I love fish. Something about the way they stare and shimmer, and then quickly flick away from you when you’re snorkelling. The endless variety of shapes and sizes and forms. Their easy existence in a medium so foreign to ours. Well, it’s not really easy, there’s...
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...
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...
by Paula Peeters | Mar 17, 2016 | Books, Tales of science
If they were primates, we’d say they ‘had culture’ ‘were intelligent’ and ‘had complex cognitive abilities’. But as birds, these qualities are largely overlooked. And, what’s more, they are Australian birds. Australia, the arse-end of anywhere, that odd country of...
