by Paula Peeters | Feb 23, 2019 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Letter from Beechmont, Nature journaling
Here’s some recent nature journal entries from the garden. Enjoy! Upcoming free nature journaling events: Woonoongoora Nature Journal Group Sat 9th March 2019 Nature Journaling workshop – Using colour, Mudgeerabah Sat 16th March 2019 For more details see...
by Paula Peeters | Feb 11, 2019 | Nature in Art, Nature journaling, Wildlife illustration
Thank you to everyone who entered the ‘name the species on the ESA 2018 bag design’ competition. Many high-quality entries were received, and I was most impressed with the species ID skills of the entrants. Special mentions go to: Eve Hayden and Gregg Muller for...
by Paula Peeters | Jan 10, 2019 | Wildlife illustration
When I started drawing I was fascinated by line more than anything else. In the last few weeks I’ve been reminding myself of the importance of tone – lights and darks, and how the contrast of these can bring drama to a picture. I took some photos of the...
by Paula Peeters | Jan 10, 2019 | Cartoon, Colour-in, Help the Wildworld
Lots of animals need trees, so planting native trees, and helping them to grow big and strong, is one of the best ways you can Help the Wildworld. Other plants provide food and shelter to animals too, so it doesn’t have to be a tree. You could also plant a...
by Paula Peeters | Sep 5, 2018 | Projects, Wildlife illustration
We’ve always had a lemon tree, in every place that we’ve lived. “The most useful fruit tree you can have,” says Ray. But the other great thing about cultivating lemons is that a beautiful butterfly tends to follow. Caterpillars of the Orchard...