11 Feb 2019

Competition winners, and nature journaling in the rainforest

posted in: Nature in Art, Nature journaling, Wildlife illustration | 4

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 … Read More
5 Sep 2018

If life sends you lemons, butterflies may follow

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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 … Read More
19 Jan 2018

Free Riverina Grasslands colouring book to download

posted in: Books, Colouring books, Free downloads and printables, Wildlife illustration | 12

Two summers ago I set off to the Hay Plain in southern New South Wales to explore and draw the remarkable Plains-Wanderer and its grassland habitat. Ray and I stayed in the old homestead at Oolambeyan National Park while I … Read More
16 Jul 2017

Red Centre adventures, plus more nature journaling dates

posted in: Events, Nature journaling | 10

Yay, I finally made it to the Northern Territory! And the Central Australian landscapes were sublime. So much colour and beauty, at every scale: from the mountains, through to the patterns of the vegetation, and right down to the individual … Read More

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